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<DIV></DIV>>It is clear that Mike Ossipoff will reject property 1-3. </P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>He will claim that these properties were "dishonest,"
<DIV></DIV>>"sloppy," "shabby," "funky," "absurd," "faulty," "silly,"
<DIV></DIV>>"contradictory," "incoherent," "undefined" and "useless"
<DIV></DIV>>and that those who use these properties were "barking"
<DIV></DIV>>and "confused" "fruitcakes."
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<P>Markus, I used those words to characterize other things you'd said, on different</P>
<P>topics. I didn't apply those words to sincerity definitions.</P>
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<DIV></DIV>>The reason why Mike Ossipoff defines "sincerity" the
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<P>>way he defines it is:</P>
<P>The only use of my sincerity definition is for my criteria. It works for them, but</P>
<P>, other than for that practical use, I don't have a sincerity definition. I don't claim</P>
<P>that my sincerity definition is the best one. For instance, my definition requires not</P>
<P>avoidably leaving preferences unvoted, and some of us have now agreed that sincerity</P>
<P>shouldn't require that.</P>
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<P>I'm going to stop using "sincerity" in my criteria. I'm going to say "votes completely"</P>
<P>instead of "votes sincerely". I'm not contending in the issue of how to define sincerity.</P>
<P>I've agreed that my definition isn't the best. Approval? Brams & Fishburn's definition</P>
<P>for Approval is consistent with my initial definition. But I don't currently have a sincerilty</P>
<P>definition that I advocate.</P>
<P>I told you what's wrong with your definition. Check my previous posts.</P>
<P>For you, voting for your favorite in Plurality when you find out that he might be able</P>
<P>to win, is insincere.</P>
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<P>Mike Ossipoff</P>
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<P> He wants to be able to claim that </P>
<DIV></DIV>>it doesn't make any sense to vote "insincerely" under
<DIV></DIV>>Approval Voting. Therefore he defines "sincerity" in
<DIV></DIV>>such a way that even bullet voting is a "sincere"
<DIV></DIV>>voting behaviour under Approval Voting.
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<DIV></DIV>>Therefore you should ask yourself: "Is bullet voting
<DIV></DIV>>a sincere voting behaviour?" And if your answer is "No!"
<DIV></DIV>>then you have to reject Mike's definition of "sincerity."
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<DIV></DIV>>Markus Schulze
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