jonc/cei-benchmark huggingface dataset:
Scenario (strategic-politeness): A professor returns a draft to a student with general comments about structure and argumentation.
Speaker: professor (relation to listener: high-to-low)
Listener: student
Utterance: "You've made some thoughtful points and, while there are several structural issues that need addressing, I'm confident you can revise this into something excellent."
Speaker's actual emotion: joy
Scenario (mixed-signals): Your younger brother is about to give a short speech at a family event. You missed most of his rehearsals because of work and only text him from the car right before he goes on stage.
Speaker: you (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: younger brother
Utterance: "Try to stay relaxed, this is an importat event!"
Speaker's actual emotion: fear
Scenario (deflection-misdirection): While everyone waits for dessert at a family gathering, a cousin asks how you're holding up since your recent breakup.
Speaker: you (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: cousin
Utterance: "Not was well as the souffle we had, yum!"
Speaker's actual emotion: sadness
Scenario (sarcasm-irony): You lent your car to your younger sister. The younger sister returned it with a large, obvious dent. You are in the driveway, looking at the damage.
Speaker: you (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: younger sister
Utterance: "I like the new aerodynmic curves you added to the passenger doors."
Speaker's actual emotion: surprise
Scenario (strategic-politeness): You talk with a cousins you are close to about money. Your cousin asks to borrow a sum, and you reply after checking your own budget and recent obligations.
Speaker: you (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: cousin
Utterance: "I really wish I could help you out. I hope you understand."
Speaker's actual emotion: trust
Scenario (passive-aggression): At a family holiday, a younger daughter is repeatedly overlooked while her father praises an older siblings going around telling the family what they've been doing. When asked if she's okay with being ignored, the younger daughter answers calmly.
Speaker: younger daughter (relation to listener: low-to-high)
Listener: father
Utterance: "Of course, why would he ever care about me."
Speaker's actual emotion: sadness
Scenario (passive-aggression): You and a friend have been organizing a small get-together. Your friend promised to bring pastries but forgot and messaged last-minute. You've been handling most logistics lately and are quietly frustrated but don't want a full argument before guests arrive.
Speaker: you (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: friend
Utterance: "Don't worry about the pastries, I can just take care of it with everything else."
Speaker's actual emotion: surprise
Scenario (passive-aggression): You and a younger friend meet after your friend got a very different, edgy haircut you had no idea about. You previously joked about how they always change styles without thinking. You're sitting in a cafe and your friend asks what you think of their new edgy haircut.
Speaker: you (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: younger friend
Utterance: "It actually kind of suits you."
Speaker's actual emotion: joy
Scenario (sarcasm-irony): Your on a first date at a diner when you trip and knocked your date's desert onto the floor. While you're kneeling on the floor to clean up, you date say
Speaker: date (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: you
Utterance: "Don't bother, I prefer my apple pie a la linolium."
Speaker's actual emotion: surprise
Scenario (deflection-misdirection): After their first date the younger partner texts that they felt hurt the older man didn't call the next day; the older partner (more socially experienced) replies in a bright, planning tone.
Speaker: more experienced man (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: less experienced partner
Utterance: "I'm so terrible with my phone lately, but you know what they say "bigger plans take more time.""
Speaker's actual emotion: anticipation
Scenario (mixed-signals): A mentor, who often defends and helps you, responded after a late-night review of your work.
Speaker: mentor (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: you
Utterance: "That was sloppy. Please fix before our next meeting, and keep up the good work."
Speaker's actual emotion: surprise
Scenario (passive-aggression): You have often been the one to rearrange plans with your old friend group when a newer member joins and tends to cancel last minute. After the new friend cancels again citing 'unexpected work stuff,' you message them while organizing the week.
Speaker: you (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: new friend
Utterance: "No problem at all. Text me when you're free next and I'll find a time that works for you."
Speaker's actual emotion: joy
Scenario (mixed-signals): A friend you've been seeing casually texts you late, asking if you still want to keep seeing them romantically. You had been slow to reply all week and missed a call earlier.
Speaker: you (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: romantic friend
Utterance: "Lol, seriously?"
Speaker's actual emotion: sadness
Scenario (strategic-politeness): A you privately replies in a group chat after someone asks to borrow money for rent.
Speaker: you (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: friend
Utterance: "I really wish I could help right now, but I can't contribute at the moment. I hope you understand."
Speaker's actual emotion: sadness
Scenario (passive-aggression): In a team Slack channel for a peer software project. A teammate who has missed several deadlines just posted a late-but-working patch fix and a short summary of what they changed.
Speaker: you (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: teammate
Utterance: "Nice, it actually works."
Speaker's actual emotion: anger
Scenario (passive-aggression): In a family group chat a parent responds to an adult child's message about not wanting to travel for a holiday. The parent has been disappointed by the child's choices before.
Speaker: parent (relation to listener: high-to-low)
Listener: adult child
Utterance: "No worries, if it's easier for you not to come then that's fine."
Speaker's actual emotion: sadness
Scenario (passive-aggression): After several missed deadlines, a manager gives brief feedback in a one-on-one after the employee's project presentation.
Speaker: manager (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: engineer
Utterance: "Nice presentation, for once you met the deadline."
Speaker's actual emotion: anticipation
Scenario (deflection-misdirection): In a living room, a girlfriend asks another student if they're okay after seeing a detailed and highly specific breakup text up on the students phone. They're close and often candid, but this is a sensitive moment.
Speaker: student (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: girlfriend
Utterance: "Maybe it was delivered to the wrong phone number?"
Speaker's actual emotion: sadness
Scenario (sarcasm-irony): Siblings were coordinating the surprise birthday for their mother. Sam was supposed to pick up the cake but forgot, and the group is standing awkwardly around with everything but the centerpiece cake. Sam's oldest sibling note.
Speaker: oldest sibling (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: Sam
Utterance: "Don't sweat it Sam, at least we remembered the important stuff: confetting, streamers, and plates."
Speaker's actual emotion: sadness
Scenario (deflection-misdirection): At a family group chat, the youngest son who borrowed money from their parents hasn't paid it back. An older sister asks a direct question about whether the son paid Mom back after several reminders.
Speaker: yongest son (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: older sister
Utterance: "Oh yeah, mom really helped me out with those old medical bills."
Speaker's actual emotion: disgust
Scenario (deflection-misdirection): After a tense text exchange where the older sister asked the younger brother whether he has been showing up for his prison release job shifts, the younger brother replies in the family group chat.
Speaker: younger brother (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: older sister
Utterance: "Don't worry. It's hard work but I can handle it."
Speaker's actual emotion: surprise
Scenario (mixed-signals): You texted a friend late at night saying you like them. They read it two hours later and send a short reply. You've been talking as friends for months and they sometimes flirt but lately have been quieter.
Speaker: you (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: friend
Utterance: "OMG LOL"
Speaker's actual emotion: sadness
Scenario (mixed-signals): In a team Slack channel you share with a peer who stayed late to help edit your document, then posts a short line about the document
Speaker: coworker (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: you
Utterance: "Next time, try to finish the draft before the meeting. Good work."
Speaker's actual emotion: fear
Scenario (strategic-politeness): A customer support specialist texts you (their manager) declining to pick up an extra overnight shift you requested for the coming busy shopping weekend.
Speaker: you (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: cusomter support specialist
Utterance: "We really need your help for the overnight shift this weekend, it's the busiest time of our year. Let me make it up to you later somehow."
Speaker's actual emotion: anger
Scenario (sarcasm-irony): Both political candidates' opening debate statements contained several serious factual errors and awkward pauses. After these openings, one of the campaign managers enthusiastically remarked to a skeptical member of the TV crew.
Speaker: campaign manager (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: tv crew member
Utterance: "Wow, that presentation was absolutely flawless."
Speaker's actual emotion: surprise
Scenario (mixed-signals): After a code review in a small engineering team, a senior teammate who has repeatedly defended the junior developer in previous meetings posts feedback on the recent commit.
Speaker: senior teammate (relation to listener: high-to-low)
Listener: junior developer
Utterance: "Nice work, but you'll need to redo most of it."
Speaker's actual emotion: anger
Scenario (deflection-misdirection): At the kitchen table the teenager asks her mother directly if the parents are separating after noticing boxes in the garage and seeing her father staying elsewhere overnight.
Speaker: mother (relation to listener: high-to-low)
Listener: teenage daughter
Utterance: "Oh, aren't we the nosey nellies?"
Speaker's actual emotion: anger
Scenario (strategic-politeness): An adult child of yours has been living in your house for several years after graduating college. You raises the topic of future plans over coffee.
Speaker: you (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: adult child
Utterance: "You've made this place your own, and I know you're comfortable, but maybe when you're ready you should start looking for your own place."
Speaker's actual emotion: surprise
Scenario (mixed-signals): A mother texts her 17-year-old son at 11:45 PM after hearing his teacher called about a failing grade; she has been handling late-night school crises for him for months and is visibly tired.
Speaker: mother (relation to listener: high-to-low)
Listener: son
Utterance: "You'll be fine, don't worry, relax, just try harder next time."
Speaker's actual emotion: sadness
Scenario (strategic-politeness): A father is discussing job-search progress with his adult child who has applied for several positions (probably well beyond their qualifications) without success.
Speaker: parent (relation to listener: high-to-low)
Listener: adult child
Utterance: "I'm really proud of how proactive you've been in applying. That said, I don't think these particular role is the best fit for you right now, but I know you'll find something that suits you better."
Speaker's actual emotion: trust
Scenario (deflection-misdirection): During a quiet family dinner, the mother asks her adult son why he hasn't transferred his share of the rent this month after several reminders.
Speaker: adult son (relation to listener: low-to-high)
Listener: mother
Utterance: "Oh yeah, let me get right on that."
Speaker's actual emotion: trust
Scenario (strategic-politeness): You and a close friend co-hosted a small dinner party for a couple from work. They arrived 40 minutes late and didn't warn anyone. Later you send a short message about timing for future plans.
Speaker: you (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: couple
Utterance: "We can push our dinner plans later into the evening if that's a better fit for your schedule. Perhaps that would help the rest of us a lot."
Speaker's actual emotion: sadness
Scenario (sarcasm-irony): A group of friends drove into town to see a small local band, but five minutes before the set the venue texts that the band canceled. You're all standing in the street, late and annoyed.
Speaker: you (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: your friends
Utterance: "We can cram into my care. I think I can get reception on a few AM radio station."
Speaker's actual emotion: sadness
Scenario (passive-aggression): A small project team on Slack. One teammate repeatedly turned in a section late; they finally posted an updated draft after the deadline and a couple of offhand reminders from others.
Speaker: commenting teammate (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: submitting teammate
Utterance: "No worries, that actually looks pretty good given the timeline."
Speaker's actual emotion: surprise
Scenario (passive-aggression): On Slack the manager replies to an intern who just uploaded a file later than requested and labelled it poorly.
Speaker: manager (relation to listener: high-to-low)
Listener: intern
Utterance: "Thanks for sending this over. Better on time than done right."
Speaker's actual emotion: sadness
Scenario (sarcasm-irony): At the family Thanksgiving dinner, the younger sister was assigned to roast the turkey and accidentally left it in the oven until it burned. Everyone is seated around the nicely plated charred turkey when grandmother speaks up.
Speaker: grandmother (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: younger sister
Utterance: "Well I don't know about everyone else, but I actually prefer my meat well-done."
Speaker's actual emotion: joy
Scenario (mixed-signals): A younger brother stayed up late to help his older sister edit her grad-school application. After sending his notes, he texts a very blunt line of feedback.
Speaker: younger brother (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: older sister
Utterance: "Honestly, if that's the best you can do maybe it's good enough."
Speaker's actual emotion: sadness
Scenario (strategic-politeness): A coworker is attempting to replicate for innovative work that you've spent years developing. When you request a department meeting to discuss, they are evasive and delay.
Speaker: you (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: coworker
Utterance: "It seems your recent efforts are replicating existing work. Let's call a department meeting to improve coordination and collaboration."
Speaker's actual emotion: anticipation
Scenario (sarcasm-irony): The new attorney spent hours preparing a his case presentation for a senior  partner in their law firm. Although the presention itself was sound, the new attorney stumbled over thier words, frequently lost track of their arguments, and appeared nervious throughout. After the conclusion of the presentation, the senior partner gave this feedback.
Speaker: senior partner (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: new attorney
Utterance: "I'm sure the solid content will make up for the poor delivery."
Speaker's actual emotion: sadness
Scenario (deflection-misdirection): After the acocunt manager lost the firms largest client, the partners demand an explanation of what happened.
Speaker: account manager (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: partners
Utterance: "The client felt the long-term synergy between our firm and their future vision was misaligned along multiple dimensions."
Speaker's actual emotion: anger
Scenario (strategic-politeness): A wealthy friend orders the most expensive items on the menu, but when it comes to splitting the bill they only want to split it evenly among friends. You and your friends are cash-strapped and ordered more inexpensive, simplier meals.
Speaker: you (relation to listener: peer)
Listener: wealthy friend
Utterance: "Wow, that lot of money than I budgeted for tonight. I don't think I ordered that much, let's take a closer look at the itemized bill."
Speaker's actual emotion: surprise