GED102

ASSIGNMENT 3.11

Name: John Denn A. Alcantara Section: B11 Date: 12/2/19

1. Three things that I significantly learned from the video clip

Upon watching the video, I was able to learn three significant things; first is that there are

several ways of voting however determining a winner based on majority could be conflict due to

collective preferences. Majority votes may be in conflict because on different aspects they want

different things and this is called as the Condorcet Paradox. The second thing is that there are

four main ways of voting namely as Plurality, Instant Runoff, Two-round Runoff, and Borda

Count and each of these ways are made for a specific scenario. These ways are all bounded by

the Condorcet Criterion in order to truly identity the winner of the said voting. The third thing I

learned is that in a voting, a certain choice may be leading in numbers but if we will look at it a

view of Condorcet it cannot be considered as the winner. A choice on one perspective may

have numbers but it cannot define what’s the group preference.

2. Three things that are still unclear to me

With all the learnings that I had, there are still gray areas that need more clarification. One of it

is the given ways of voting system presented and I was wondering of the most accurate and

best voting system to be used in decision making. I also need further knowledge about

Condorcet Criterion especially the factors needed to be considered in deciding which choice

reflects the group preference. I also have question about the Condorcet Paradox and how does

it sprung up out of the voting system and the ways to prevent it to happen.
 3. I used to think that

I used to think that majority always win however in this video I realized that majority is only one

aspect. Majority may want this certain choice at this situation but if it is viewed in the perspective

of Condorcet, majority may not always reflect the group preference. Majority wishes may be in

conflict with one another especially with the differences of individual preference and choice, this

may be in cyclic where collective preference may choose choice A over B while some may

choose C over A at the same time and Condorcet Paradox can now be seen. Voting is not

always about the majority but the preference of the group.

4. Three questions that I want to ask about the video clip

These are the three questions that I liked to raise about the video; 1. Which of the voting system

ways is the best to use when deciding what is the group preference? 2. How could the result of

a voting system satisfy the Condorcet Criterion? 3. Is there any way to prevent Condorcet

Paradox thus arriving directly at the group’s preference without any issues?