Russ said:
(as a definition of SFC)
SFC: Suppose A >> B. Then partial individual rankings can be completed in such a manner that no preferences are reversed and candidate B must be elected with zero probability.
I reply:
You didnīt stipulate that A is in the sincere Smith set and B isnīt, or that no one falsifies a preference, or that A is the CW. And thereīs nothing in SFC about the completion of partial individual rankings.
As I said, we could play that guessing-game from now on, but it would make more sense to let me define my criteria.
We now have Markus-Non-SFC, Markus-Non-GSFC, and Russ-Non-SFC Thereīs nothing wrong with defining new criteria, of course. But, when you do, theyīre yours, not mine.
Hereīs the actual definition of SFC:
SFC:
If no one falsifies a preference, and if a majority prefer the CW to candidate Y, and vote sincerely, then Y shouldnīt win.
[end of SFC definition]
Which part of that donīt you undestand?
Mike Ossipoff
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