In the context of a voting system, independence of irrelevant alternatives means that the ranking between any two outcomes A and B should not depend on whether some third outcome C is also available.

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Independence of irrelevant alternatives is a desirable property of a voting system, and it means that the relative ranking between any two candidates should not be affected by the presence or absence of any third candidate. Therefore, the statement is true.

In the Context of a Voting System, Independence of Irrelevant