TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Beginning: John was always slow at math. Middle 1: John received a participation award for a math contest. Middle 2: John received a first place award for a math contest. Ending: John later threw away the award.

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Beginning: Barry the Bartender was fussy about beer and glassware. Middle 1: A customer paid for the drinks. Middle 2: A customer broke some of Barry's glassware. Ending: He proceeded to show his martial arts skills on the unruly customer!

SOLUTION: 1

PROBLEM: Beginning: Joe's cat climbed a tree and got stuck. Middle 1: Cat couldn't get joe down. Middle 2: Joe couldn't get the cat down. Ending: The neighbor had coaxed the cat down without needing to climb at all.

SOLUTION:
1

