 Candidate \(A\) is the Condorcet loser (both \(B\) and \(C\) beat candidate \(A\), 13 – 8); however, \(A\) is the plurality rule winner (assuming the voters vote for the candidate that they rank first).  In fact, the plurality ranking (\(A\) is first with 8 votes, \(B\) is second with 7 votes and \(C\) is third with 6 votes) reverses the majority ordering \(C\mathrel{&gt;_M} B\mathrel{&gt;_M} A\). See Laslier 2012 for further criticisms of Plurality Rule and comparisons with other voting methods discussed in this article. One response to the above phenomenon is to require that candidates pass a certain threshold to be declared the winner. 