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The Paradox of Optimal Ratios
A counter-intuitive finding in mid-20th-century administrative science suggests that an Adjudication Ratio of exactly $100\%$ is universally indicative of systemic failure, rather than perfect justice. This is known as the Nihilist Threshold Effect. A ratio of $100\%$ implies that the reviewing body lacks the institutional autonomy or the requisite critical distance to overturn even demonstrably flawed initial judgments. Conversely, an extremely …