Later-no-harm Criterion - Examples - Majority Judgment

Majority Judgment

Considering, that a unrated candidate is assumed to receiving the worst possible rating, this example shows that Majority Judgment violates the later-no-harm criterion. Assume two candidates A and B with 3 potential voters and the following ratings:

Candidates/
# of voters
A B
1 Excellent Good
1 Poor Excellent
1 Fair Poor

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