Scenario 22-4 Suppose That Residents of a Town Are Asked to Vote

question 42

Multiple Choice

Scenario 22-4
Suppose that residents of a town are asked to vote on the best way to improve the safety of an intersection. The three choices are: a stoplight, a 4-way stop, and a 2-way stop. The voters are divided into three groups based on their preferences.
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-Refer to Scenario 22-4.Which of the following statements is correct regarding the Condorcet paradox and the results of pairwise voting on how to improve the safety of the intersection?

• A) The paradox implies that pairwise voting never produces transitive preferences, and so the voting in the town fails to produce transitive preferences.
• B) The paradox implies that pairwise voting sometimes (but not always) fails to produce transitive preferences, but the voting in the town does produce transitive preferences.
• C) The paradox implies that pairwise voting sometimes (but not always) fails to produce transitive preferences, and the voting in the town fails to produce transitive preferences.
• D) The paradox implies that pairwise voting always produces transitive preferences, and so the voting in the town produces transitive preferences.

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