Teacher:The input is taken from a negotiation between two participants who take the role of campsite neighbors and negotiate for Food, Water, and Firewood packages, based on their individual preferences and requirements. Given an utterance and recent dialogue context containing past 3 utterances (wherever available), output Yes if the utterance contains the small-talk strategy, otherwise output No. small-talk is a cooperative negotiation strategy. It is used for discussing topics apart from the negotiation, in an attempt to build a rapport with the opponent. For example, discussing how the opponent is doing during the pandemic or sharing excitement for the camping trip.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Context: 'I don't have a preference on the firewood. You may have two if you like. It's so hot that I don't cherish the idea of a fire BUT it does keep the bugs at bay!🙂' 'Ooh, I didn't think of that!  I'm not a huge fan of fire but I'm even less a fan of bugs.  I'm good with two in that case.  I think we still have to meet the 10 message minimum before we can submit a deal.  So how's your day going?' 'So far, so good but it is too hot outside to enjoy. I have been watering the garden and trying to convince my dog to come out and play but she is not interested.'
Utterance: 'Lol, it's hot here too!  We are always in the 110-118 degrees out in the desert.  What kind of dog do you have?'
Student:
Yes