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Chapter 18: Q 5. (page 441)

True or false: The majority rule can fail to produce a single preferred outcome when there are more than two choices.

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This happens because of the two choices.

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Step 1. Definition

When in a situation there is more than half the vote, then the rule is done by a majority ruling.

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Step 2. Explanation

Look here we talk about majority rule when we have more than two choices right. So let's take an example like we have three choices say, X, Y, Z. between X and Y you prefer X, between Y and Z you prefer Y, and between Z and X you prefer Z. so when you have to make a choice you came to know that this is a circular situation because we have more than two choices. So here you can see that the majority rule fails to produce an individual preferred outcome.

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