You will be given a topic and an argument. Decide the argument's stance towards that topic. The argument's stance is in favor or against the topic. If the argument supports that topic, answer with "in favor"; otherwise, if the argument opposes the topic, answer with "against".

Q: topic: Death penalty
argument: The death penalty is often motivated by discrimination

A: against
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Q: topic: Hydrogen vehicles
argument: Electric car battery technology and costs are improving rapidly

A: against
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Q: topic: Instant replay in baseball
argument: Instant replay does not diminish human element of baseball

A:
in favor
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