[EM] wv autodeterence obtains with bigger faction-size differences too.

[Chris Benham]

Mike O.,

One or two examples might be interesting.

Say there is a defensive strategy that those who prefer the sincere CW 
to the favourite of would-be buriers can employ and it will be effective 
if all of them use it.

I think it would be interesting to know how well this works in different 
methods when those voters don't all use it. In other words, for some 
given method, how high does the proportion of voters who prefer the 
sincere CW to the BF using the defensive strategy have to be for it to work?

Chris B.

On 4/05/2024 7:04 am, Michael Ossipoff wrote:
> Chris—
>
> As you suggested, I tested wv Condorcet with greater faction-size 
> disparity.
>
> Instead of placing the faction-sizes as closely as possible, this time 
> I spaced them from eachother by a factor of 3/2.
>
> That’s about as much disparity as possible without giving someone a 
> majority.
>
> The relative faction-sizes were 4, 6, & 9.
>
> Of course that could mean 40, 60, & 90…etc.
>
> The result was the same: Burial’ backfire was 10 times more likely 
> than its success.
>
> Nothing like that has been said for any other Condorcet-complying method.
>
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