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== Schwartz definition ==
Hi. I made additions regarding pairwise opposition as an alternative approach to defeat strength; majority-strength defeats; and also the definition of the CDTT. -Kevin Venzke
 
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== Cardinal strength ==
<blockquote>Cardinal rated strength = sum of difference in the candidates' cardinal ratings on all ballots which rate the winner over the loser of the defeat. Helps diminishing certain strategies even better, but requires interpersonally comparable cardinal ratings."</blockquote>Interesting. Any reason this was chosen over the (more intuitive to me) median difference in candidate ratings? This would be positive if most candidates rank A > B and negative otherwise; theThe decision to treat winning and losing votes asymmetrically seemsstrikes oddme toas meodd. [[User:Closed Limelike Curves|Closed Limelike Curves]] ([[User talk:Closed Limelike Curves|talk]]) 20:02, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
 
: "Cardinal rated strength = sum of difference in the candidates' cardinal ratings on all ballots which rate the winner over the loser of the defeat. Helps diminishing certain strategies even better, but requires interpersonally comparable cardinal ratings."
 
Interesting. Any reason this was chosen over the (more intuitive to me) median difference in candidate ratings? This would be positive if most candidates rank A > B and negative otherwise; the decision to treat winning and losing votes asymmetrically seems odd to me. [[User:Closed Limelike Curves|Closed Limelike Curves]] ([[User talk:Closed Limelike Curves|talk]]) 20:02, 2 April 2024 (UTC)