[EM] MAMD (Max Assent Min Dissent)

[fsimmons at pcc.edu]

Mike wrote ..

> > MMPO with symmetric completion at bottom, while avoiding Kevin's
> > bad-example, also sometimes loses
> > MMPO's ABE-success:
> >
> > 60: A>B
> > 55: B
> > 100: C
> 
Forest replied

> Here is the pairwise opposition matrix for MAMD:
> 
> [[155, 110, 87.5],
> [105, 100, 115],
> [127.5, 100, 115]] .
> 
> The max dissent against B is from the 110 A supporters. This is 
> the minimum of
> the max dissents, since A has is disapproved by 155, and B has a 
> complaint of
> 115 against C , not to mention the 115 disapproval against C.
> 
> So yes, B wins.
> 

Of course, if the A faction knows that the B faction sincere order is B>A>C, the 60 A>B voters can split 
up to give

15 A
45 A>B


Then if the B voters stubbornly bullet, C will win.

But if as many (45) of them vote sincerely as the A voters, then A will win.

I think this is a pretty good resolution of the defection problem.