YNUzwt at SemEval-2025 Task 10: Tree-guided Stagewise Classifier for Entity Framing and Narrative Classification

AbstractThis paper presents a hierarchical classification framework, designated as the Tree-guided Stagewise Classifier (TGSC) , which implements a Chain-of-Thought (CoT) reasoning paradigm for addressing multi-label and multi-class classification challenges in multilingual news article analysis in SemEval-2025 Task 10. The proposed methodology leverages the zero-shot capabilities inherent in Large Language Models (LLMs) through a systematic hierarchical reasoning mechanism. This process proceeds through successive hierarchical levels, wherein the classification commences from root nodes and progressively navigates category branches via iterative determinations at each hierarchical tier, ultimately culminating in leaf category identification during the final classification stage. To optimize classification precision, a specialized prompt engineering strategy incorporating hierarchical structural constraints is developed to guide the reasoning trajectory. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach, achieving competitive performance across multiple languages in Subtask 1 and Subtask 2.