> Raul Miller: > > The more votes in favor of a defeated option, the weaker > > the defeat. Where two pairs of options have the same number > > of votes in favor of the defeated option, the fewer votes in > > favor of the defeating option, the weaker the defeat.
On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 09:33:16AM +0100, Matthias Urlichs wrote: > Why? If we eliminate A>>B, then in effect we throw away the votes of those > people who voted A in favor of B (the others are already represented, in > the Schwartz set, by B>>C>>A). Yes, exactly. > It makes sense to throw away as few votes > as possible. Therefore the weakest defest would be the one with the fewest > votes in favor of A or, those being equal, the more votes in favor of B. Indeed, you are correct. I knew something was bothering me when I wrote that, but I was focussing on the wrong issues and didn't spot that glaring discrepancy. [Note: Buddha -- this affects my most recent response to your post.] -- Raul
