¡Hello!
¿How fare you?
In list Election-Methods run out of Electorama.Com, I hit upon why
rating is easier and faster than ranking:
With rating, one determines the best candidate and gives that candidate
the rating +99. One determines the worst candidate and gives that candidate a
score of -99. One rates the other candidates scores relative to the best and
worst candidates. Lacklustercandidates get the default score of 00.
With ranking, one must determine and remember the full rank order. It
is very easy to forget:
“¡Darn! ¡I should have ranked Candidate T between Candidates I and L!”
This problem does not exist with rating.
Another problem with ranking is when multiple candidates are equally
good or bad. With rating one can rate them the same.
Another problem with ranking is how to rank the lacklusters relative to
each other when one knows nothing about those nobodies.
As well as being easier on the voter, rating is easier on the
pollworkers:
¡Just sum the votes!
¡Peace!
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