Gisella states that in a head-to-head match-up she preferred Elizabeth Warren over Bernie Sanders; Bernie Sanders over Joe Biden but in a match-up between Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren, she preferred Joe Biden over Elizabeth Warren. Based on this, you would conclude that:
A) Gisella's preferences violate the principle of transitivity.
B) Gisella is politically naïve.
C) Gisella has fallen prey to the conjunction fallacy.
D) Gisella is suffering from hind-sight bias.

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Gisella's preferences are inconsistent and violate the principle of transitivity, which states that if a person prefers A over B and B over C, then they should prefer A over C. However, Gisella prefers Elizabeth Warren over Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders over Joe Biden, but then prefers Joe Biden over Elizabeth Warren, which is not transitive.

Gisella States That in a Head-To-Head Match-Up She Preferred Elizabeth