TASK DEFINITION: Given a sentence and an entity, the task is to select the authors sentiment towards the enity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the sentence expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the sentence expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the sentence expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity John Schnatter ?  Schnatter  has been one of the last CEOs who also act as  their  brand's advertising pitchman  a list that once included Col. Harland Sanders for Kentucky Fried Chicken and Dave Thomas of Wendy's. By stressing that Papa John's had better ingredients and a better tasting product  he was able to turn the burgeoning chain into a national force against giants like Domino's Pizza and Pizza Hut.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Nico LaHood ? And then thereâs the anti-vaxxer stuff.  LaHood   whose son has autism  has appeared at anti-vaxxer conferences  using his district attorney title as proof of credibility. And in a promotional video for the anti-vaxxer movie Vaxxed   LaHood  says: âI âm Nico LaHood . I âm  the criminal district attorney in San Antonio  Texas. I âm  here to tell you that vaccines can and do cause autism.â

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Maria Cantwell ? With the tax package on center stage in the House   the senators  sparred on the other side of the Capitol over whether to allow drilling on one of few undisturbed parcels of land in the United States. The sparring foreshadows the partisan rifts that are likely to divide the upper chamber over paying for a tax package that Republicans need to claim as an accomplishment.

SOLUTION:
Neutral