Definition: In this task, you're given a statement, and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence clearly disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3' corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
Input: Statement: The Merchant struggled violently and, of course, quite futilely. Choices:  1. The Merchant had no problems at all. 2. The Merchant's struggle was futile. 3. The Merchant had no hope of winning.

1