[EM] Kevin: My failure scenario was erroneous for ABucklin

[Jameson Quinn]

Also, since ABucklin is in all significant regards identical to MJ,
Balinski and Laraki's proof that MJ meets FBC works verbatim for ABucklin.

Jameson

2012/3/2 MIKE OSSIPOFF <nkklrp at hotmail.com>

>  Kevin:
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> I've now realized that my FBC failure scenario works for
> Stepwise-to-Majority, but not for ABucklin.
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> So: False alarm. Sorry about that.
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> I myself hadn't fully studied the failure scenario, which is why I didn't,
> at first, realize that the failure scenario doesn't work
> for ABucklin.
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> The argument that you stated, for why ABucklin won't fail FBC,  sounds
> entirely convincing.
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> Thanks for posting that argument, and for assisting with my question.
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> Mike Ossipoff
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