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[–] overeager 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Doesn't against and for mean the same thing with only two choices?!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If I'm given the choice between chocolate and vanilla, choosing vanilla doesn't make it my favorite. It's just the least bad option because caramel isn't available. I'm not for vanilla, I'm against chocolate.

[–] overeager 1 points 2 months ago

isn't that effectively wordplay? say, i like chocolate but vanilla more. then i choose vanilla but i'm not against chocolate. it doesn't matter when two given choices.

but that's doesn't account for non-late-stage FPTP. given more than two choices i'd have to vote for a candidate. voting against other candidate may not work because largest minority wins.