On Sun, Apr 18, 2021 at 06:58:49PM +0100, Barak A. Pearlmutter wrote: > I hope it is on-topic here to note that options 1, 3, and 4 formed a > Condorcet preference cycle. So these *do* occur in the wild! And not > for low-ranked obscure options either. > > The winning option 7 has an arrow with a 1 on it to option 4, which is > as razor-thin as you can get. If that arrow had been reversed (which > could be done by switching the order of two adjacent options on TWO > BALLOTS) the winning option would have been in an enormous preference > cycle of FIVE (5) options!
The most likely winner in that case would option 4. Kurt
