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: The claim that my A>B cancels your B>A ("every individual has equal claim to violate anyone else's will") is a cardinal claim, and this is underlying majority rule. You are simply assuming every ordinal preference has exactly the same cardinal utility difference when comparing them. Perhaps this can be edited to make the argument cleare, and I could fetch some references for specific points later on. [[User:lucasvb|lucasvb]] ([[User_talk:lucasvb|talk]]} 17:43, 18 July 2020 (UTC)
:::: That's surprising, as it's THE standard term used everywhere. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordinal_utility or https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0,5&q=ordinal+utility ... Utilities are what individuals use to make decisions. I don't like the term either, but since it exists we cannot use "utility" without clarification. [[User:lucasvb|lucasvb]] ([[User_talk:lucasvb|talk]]} 09:33, 19 July 2020 (UTC)
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