Re: [EM] Condorcet Criterion for plurality.

[David Catchpole]

Elucidate?

On Mon, 11 Dec 2000, Bart Ingles wrote:

>
> David Catchpole wrote:
> >
> > Votes:
> >
> > A>B>C
> > A>B>C
> > A>B>C
> > B>A>C
> > B>A>C
> > C>A>B
> > C>A>B
> > C>A>B
> > C>A>B
> >
> > Using plurality, C wins. If we assume that voters have rankings, _whether
> > or not they can express them on their ballots_, then plurality fails a
> > Condorcet criterion.
>
>
> You are also making an unstated assumption that voters have no knowledge
> of the other voters' preferences, or at least of the candidates'
> relative positions in the political spectrum.
>
> Bart
>
>

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