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I was wondering how the methods of computational content analysis deal with texts (such as online posts) with which people are being sarcastic rather than telling about their real feelings directly. For example, people, who may not be government supporters, may answer a question like "whether would you support the government's new decision on the birth-control policy" on a Q&A website by posting "sure, how could I not support my government".
I was wondering how the methods of computational content analysis deal with texts (such as online posts) with which people are being sarcastic rather than telling about their real feelings directly. For example, people, who may not be government supporters, may answer a question like "whether would you support the government's new decision on the birth-control policy" on a Q&A website by posting "sure, how could I not support my government".