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How to Classify YouTube Comments by Agreement and Disagreement
Classifying comments by agreement is harder than it looks. Here is why automated stance detection beats manual review.
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With 1000+ comments per video, manual review is impossible. Automated stance detection classifies each comment into Support, Against, Neutral, or Noise. PJQ uses 7 categories: SUP, AGA, NEU, THIN, OFF, SUS, AGN. Only SUP, AGA, NEU affect Mood-Net.