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    It is not the case that Arrow's impossibility theorem demonstrates that aggregating individual preferences through formal procedures cannot reliably produce coherent collective outcomes.

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    • 1.Arrow's conditions include Independence of Irrelevant Alternatives, which many argue is too restrictive and not normatively required.
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    • 2.Impossibility applies only to unrestricted preference domains; real electorates have structured, limited preference patterns enabling solutions.
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    • 3.The theorem proves no perfect system exists, not that aggregation produces incoherent outcomes; satisficing beats perfectionism.
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    • 1.Arrow proved mathematically that no voting rule satisfies all five reasonable fairness criteria simultaneously, not merely empirically.
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    • 2.Real democracies exhibit preference cycles and reversals when procedures change, confirming Arrow's abstract prediction in practice.
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    • 3.Dictatorship or agenda manipulation are unavoidable under any formal system, showing coherence requires abandoning democratic ideals.
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