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    Paradox & Proof Entry #0171

    Why voting can produce a result nobody wanted

    Individual preferences can be perfectly consistent while the group preference formed from them is not. The cycle is a property of aggregation.

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    The hidden part #0171

    Transitivity does not survive aggregation. Where a cycle exists the agenda order picks the winner, through a rule that looks purely procedural.

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