Though any argument about politics is in a sense a political argument, an effective political argument is one that can actually change the social preference ranking.

Once the illness or pregnancy or death or disappointment is accepted then the preference ranking will shift again.

The number on the vertical axis represents the preference ranking, so 1 is the most preferred choice.

The state is seen as a monolithic unitary actor, capable of making rational decisions based on preference ranking and value maximisation.

It has consistently ranked among the first two boys schools in Sri Lanka in the preference rankings based on year 5 scholarship examinees' demand.

An example is a preference ranking.

It has been ranked in the top three over the years among all the girls' schools in Sri Lanka in the preference rankings based on year 5 scholarship examinees' demand.

Arrow, like many economists, rejected cardinal utility as a meaningful tool for expressing social welfare, and so focused his theorem on preference rankings.

Since C is above A, and A is above B, C must be above B in the social preference ranking.

Gives explicit examples of preference rankings and apparently anomalous results under different voting systems.