[EM] Strategy-free criterion

[Kevin Venzke]

Hi Chris,

Chris Benham <cbenhamau at yahoo.com.au> a écrit :
> >  The disunited majority has three options to avoid the [Chicken Dilemma] criterion's wrath:
> >
> > 1. The "defecting" faction can add another preference, if they have it or are
> > willing to lie that they have it.
> >
> > 2. The "defected-against" faction can compromise and try to give the other
> > candidate a majority of first preferences.
> >
> > 3. One of the candidates can simply drop out of the race, as it will be apparent
> > that the method poses such risks.
> >
> 
> You said that you thought one of these is positive. Which one?
> 
> I am still thinking about a much  fuller reply.

#1 includes a truncation disincentive so I'm willing to call it positive. You could
also see a random-fill incentive there I suppose. And when a voter deliberately
gives a specific lower preference that they don't actually have, we usually call
that burial... A kind of "defensive burial" in this case.

Kevin
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