The Condorcet Paradox

question 369

Multiple Choice

The Condorcet paradox

• A)demonstrates that the order in which one votes on options may influence the outcome.
• B)demonstrates that majority voting by itself may not reveal the outcome that society wants.
• C)disproves Arrow's impossibility theorem.
• D)Both a and b are correct.

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Definitions:

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