TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Context: 'Hi there, how are you doing today?' 'I am doing well, thanks! '
Utterance: 'That's good to hear. I am going camping this weekend and need some extra supplies. What about you?'

SOLUTION: Yes

PROBLEM: Context: 'Hello, how are you doing today?' 'I am doing well, how about you? It is another hot July day.' 'I am doing pretty good. I am going camping this weekend and just double checking to see what extra supplies I need'
Utterance: 'I love camping, have not gone in a while. Have you ever camped by a lake?'

SOLUTION: Yes

PROBLEM: Context: 'Okay! Sounds fair! Where are you heading out to camp?' 'At a campground near where I live that is on a lake (although they call it a creek!).' 'That is convenient that it is so close 🙂'
Utterance: 'Yes-hope to have a good time. It has been fun dealing with you-hope you have a good camping trip as well.'

SOLUTION:
Yes

