Rigorous Reasoning

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Dominance

Option A dominates option B when A yields an outcome at least as good as B in every possible state of the world, and strictly better in at least one state.

Why it matters

Dominance is the most powerful decision rule available because it lets you eliminate options without knowing any probabilities, and rational agents never choose a dominated option.

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