An election was held between Adam, Bob, Cora, and Dora. At the end of the electi
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An election was held between Adam, Bob, Cora, and Dora. At the end of the election it was determined that:
Bob was preferred to Adam Dora was preferred to Cora
Adam was preferred to Dora Adam was preferred to Cora
Cora was preferred to Bob Dora was preferred to Bob
It was also determined that Bob was the winner. Which fairness criterion does this election illustrate a violation of?
The Majority Criterion
The Condorcet Criterion
The anti-Condorcet Criterion
The Monotonicity Criterion
The Irrelevant Alternative Criterion
The Participation Criterion
The Reversal Criterion
The Plurality Criterion
None of the Above
A.The Majority Criterion
B.The Condorcet Criterion
C.The anti-Condorcet Criterion
D.The Monotonicity Criterion
E.The Irrelevant Alternative Criterion
F.The Participation Criterion
G.The Reversal Criterion
H.The Plurality Criterion
I.None of the Above
Explanation / Answer
This election illustrates a violation of The Condorcet Criterion.
Definition of The Condorcet Criterion :
If there is a choice that in a head-to-head comparison is preferred by the voters over every other choice, then that choice should be the winner of the election.
Explanation:
In this example, Bob was not preferred to Cora and Dora, but even then he was Elected as a winner.
According to the Condorcet criterion, Bob should preferred over every other opponent to win.
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