Scenario 22-3 Three Candidates, Frank, Brian, and Wanda, Are Running for Office

question 58

Multiple Choice

Scenario 22-3
Three candidates, Frank, Brian, and Wanda, are running for office. There are three voters in the upcoming election: Henry, Diane, and Linda. Henry prefers Brian over Frank and Frank over Wanda. Diane prefers Wanda over Brian and Brian over Frank. Linda prefers Frank over Brian and Brian over Wanda.
-Refer to Scenario 22-3.Which of the following statements is correct regarding the Condorcet paradox and the results of pairwise voting by Henry,Diane,and Linda?

• A) The paradox implies that pairwise voting never produces transitive preferences, and so the voting by Henry, Diane, and Linda fails to produce transitive preferences.
• B) The paradox implies that pairwise voting sometimes (but not always) produces transitive preferences, and the voting by Henry, Diane, and Linda does produce transitive preferences.
• C) The paradox implies that pairwise voting sometimes (but not always) fails to produce transitive preferences, and the voting by Henry, Diane, and Linda fails to produce transitive preferences.
• D) The paradox does not apply to the case at hand, because Henry's preferences are not individually transitive.

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