In social choice theory, Condorcet's voting paradox is a fundamental discovery by the Marquis de Condorcet that majority rule is inherently self-contradictory...

contest. The possibility of such cyclic preferences is known as the Condorcet paradox. However, a smallest group of candidates that beat all candidates...

defeat each other (Rock < Paper < Scissors < Rock). This is called Condorcet's voting paradox, and is analogous to the counterintuitive intransitive dice phenomenon...

small, found 25 instances of a Condorcet paradox for a total likelihood of 9.4%.: 325  While examples of the paradox seem to occur often in small settings...

possibility of spoilers, limiting them to rare situations called Condorcet paradoxes. Under plausible models of voter behavior such as those of the median...

conditional probabilities Cherry picking – Fallacy of incomplete evidence Condorcet paradox – Self-contradiction of majority rule Ecological fallacy – Logical...

plane illuminated by a Sun that rises and falls throughout the day. Condorcet's paradox demonstrates the surprising result that majority rule can be self-contradictory...

Marquis of Condorcet (French: [maʁi ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃twan nikɔla də kaʁita maʁki də kɔ̃dɔʁsɛ]; 17 September 1743 – 29 March 1794), known as Nicolas de Condorcet, was a...

preferences. By doing so, quadratic voting seeks to address issues of the Condorcet paradox and tyranny of the majority. Quadratic voting works by allowing users...

is in both their best interests to do so. Voting paradox: Also known as Condorcet's paradox and paradox of voting. A group of separately rational individuals...