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Main Authors: Yang, Liwei, Wang, Xinying, Zhou, Xiaotang, Wu, Zhengchao, Tan, Ningning
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.07140
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author Yang, Liwei
Wang, Xinying
Zhou, Xiaotang
Wu, Zhengchao
Tan, Ningning
author_facet Yang, Liwei
Wang, Xinying
Zhou, Xiaotang
Wu, Zhengchao
Tan, Ningning
contents Implicit sentiment analysis aims to uncover emotions that are subtly expressed, often obscured by ambiguity and figurative language. To accomplish this task, large language models and multi-step reasoning are needed to identify those sentiments that are not explicitly stated. In this study, we propose a novel Dual Reverse Chain Reasoning (DRCR) framework to enhance the performance of implicit sentiment analysis. Inspired by deductive reasoning, the framework consists of three key steps: 1) hypothesize an emotional polarity and derive a reasoning process, 2) negate the initial hypothesis and derive a new reasoning process, and 3) contrast the two reasoning paths to deduce the final sentiment polarity. Building on this, we also introduce a Triple Reverse Chain Reasoning (TRCR) framework to address the limitations of random hypotheses. Both methods combine contrastive mechanisms and multi-step reasoning, significantly improving the accuracy of implicit sentiment classification. Experimental results demonstrate that both approaches outperform existing methods across various model scales, achieving state-of-the-art performance. This validates the effectiveness of combining contrastive reasoning and multi-step reasoning for implicit sentiment analysis.
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spellingShingle Application of Multiple Chain-of-Thought in Contrastive Reasoning for Implicit Sentiment Analysis
Yang, Liwei
Wang, Xinying
Zhou, Xiaotang
Wu, Zhengchao
Tan, Ningning
Computation and Language
Implicit sentiment analysis aims to uncover emotions that are subtly expressed, often obscured by ambiguity and figurative language. To accomplish this task, large language models and multi-step reasoning are needed to identify those sentiments that are not explicitly stated. In this study, we propose a novel Dual Reverse Chain Reasoning (DRCR) framework to enhance the performance of implicit sentiment analysis. Inspired by deductive reasoning, the framework consists of three key steps: 1) hypothesize an emotional polarity and derive a reasoning process, 2) negate the initial hypothesis and derive a new reasoning process, and 3) contrast the two reasoning paths to deduce the final sentiment polarity. Building on this, we also introduce a Triple Reverse Chain Reasoning (TRCR) framework to address the limitations of random hypotheses. Both methods combine contrastive mechanisms and multi-step reasoning, significantly improving the accuracy of implicit sentiment classification. Experimental results demonstrate that both approaches outperform existing methods across various model scales, achieving state-of-the-art performance. This validates the effectiveness of combining contrastive reasoning and multi-step reasoning for implicit sentiment analysis.
title Application of Multiple Chain-of-Thought in Contrastive Reasoning for Implicit Sentiment Analysis
topic Computation and Language
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.07140