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'''Compromising''' (sometimes '''favorite-burying''' or '''useful vote''') is a type of tactical voting in which a voter insincerely ranks an alternative higher in the hope of getting it elected. For example, in the [[first-past-the-post election system|first-past-the-post]] election, a voter may vote for an option they perceive as having a greater chance of winning over an option they prefer (e.g., a [[left-wing politics|left-wing]] voter voting for a popular [[moderate]] candidate over an unpopular leftist candidate). [[Duverger's law]] suggests that, for this reason, first-past-the-post election systems will lead to [[two party system]]s in most cases. |
'''Compromising''' (sometimes '''favorite-burying''' or '''useful vote''') is a type of tactical voting in which a voter insincerely ranks an alternative higher in the hope of getting it elected. For example, in the [[first-past-the-post election system|first-past-the-post]] election, a voter may vote for an option they perceive as having a greater chance of winning over an option they prefer (e.g., a [[left-wing politics|left-wing]] voter voting for a popular [[moderate]] candidate over an unpopular leftist candidate). [[Duverger's law]] suggests that, for this reason, first-past-the-post election systems will lead to [[two party system]]s in most cases. |
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''Compromising-compression'' is a compromising strategy that involves insincerely giving two candidates an equal ranking. |
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''Compromising-reversal'' is a compromising strategy that involves insincerely reversing the order of two candidates on the ballot. |
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'''Burying''' is a type of strategic voting in which a voter insincerely ranks an alternative lower in the hopes of defeating it. For example, in the [[Borda count]], a voter may insincerely rank a perceived strong alternative last in order to help their preferred alternative beat it. A real-world analogy would be voters of one party crossing over to vote in the other party's [[primary election|primary]] against the candidate they think might beat the candidate of their party. |
'''Burying''' is a type of strategic voting in which a voter insincerely ranks an alternative lower in the hopes of defeating it. For example, in the [[Borda count]], a voter may insincerely rank a perceived strong alternative last in order to help their preferred alternative beat it. A real-world analogy would be voters of one party crossing over to vote in the other party's [[primary election|primary]] against the candidate they think might beat the candidate of their party. |
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''Burying-compression'' is a burying strategy that involves insincerely giving two candidates an equal ranking (or truncating, which generally amounts to the same thing). |
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''Burying-reversal'' is a burying strategy that involves insincerely reversing the order of two candidates on the ballot. |
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== Strategy-free voting methods == |
== Strategy-free voting methods == |
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