Q: In this task, you will be shown a short story with a beginning, two potential middles, and an ending. Your job is to choose the middle statement that makes the story incoherent / implausible by indicating 1 or 2 in the output. If both sentences are plausible, pick the one that makes less sense.
Beginning: Ed was falling behind in class. Middle 1: Ed really buckled down and kept on partying. Middle 2: Ed really buckled down and stopped partying. Ending: Luckily, Ed was able to graduate with his class.
A:
1