Why does sentiment analysis of online restaurant reviews sometimes misinterpret the intended emotion when emojis are present?

💡 Explanation

Sentiment analysis can be misled because emoji interpretation depends on the surrounding text and user context, requiring pragmatic inference rather than direct literal translation. Therefore, the analysis fails to capture intended sentiment, rather than relying on universal definitions or rendering issues.

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