In the Context of a Voting System, Independence of Irrelevant $A$

question 5

Multiple Choice

In the context of a voting system, independence of irrelevant alternatives means that:

• A)if everyone prefers \( A \) to \( B \), then \( A \) should beat \( B \)
• B)if \( A \) beats \( B \), and \( B \) beats \( C \), then \( A \) should beat \( C \)
• C)there this no person that always gets his way, regardless of everyone else's preferences
• D)the ranking between any two outcomes \( \mathrm{A} \) and \( \mathrm{B} \) should not depend on whether some third outcome \( C \) is also available

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