Definition: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
Input: Statement: Novak's  Last week, Capital Gang ster Robert Novak contended that black Americans' post-bellum achievements represent the slave trade's oft-overlooked silver lining. Choices:  1. Robert Noval was a Capital Gangster who made comments on slavery.  2. Robert Novak's narrow assessment mistakenly attributes a positive outcome of slavery.  3. The slave trade in America had no silver linings according to Robert Novak. 

1