Question
An election resulted in Candidate A winning, with Candidate B coming in a close second, and candida C being a distant third. If for some reason the election had to be held again and many people who had voted for C switched their preferences to favor A, which caused B to become the winner,which is the primary fairness criterion violated in this election? Monotonicity Criterion Independence of Irrelevant Alternatives Criterion Condorcet Criterion Majority Criterion
Answer
4.7
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Oliver
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Answer
The primary fairness criterion violated in this election is the Independence of Irrelevant Alternatives Criterion.