Why is the max() function returning an item that is smaller than another one in a list? : <p>Here's the code in question:</p>

<pre><code>my_list = ['apples', 'oranges', 'cherries', 'banana']
print(max(my_list)
</code></pre>

<p>Why does it print 'oranges' instead of 'cherries'?</p>
