# Bad Influence story: Study finds LLM moral rankings flip when answer order is reversed

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-10 23:08. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/0539af98-a611-473f-88dc-9820644f21a3

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Latest update (11-10 23:08): LLM moral rankings often lack consistency and averaging can create false ones

Overview: Researchers tested five LLMs, including GPT-5.2, Gemini and DeepSeek, by asking which of two moral violations was worse. Reversing the order of the two options changed the ranking in 26 of 30 test blocks, according to a report on X by Rohan Paul.

After averaging the results, four of the five models produced a clean, nearly identical ranking. That averaged ranking matched none of the individual test sets, the report says.

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1. 11-10 23:08 · Rohan Paul · [LLM moral rankings often lack consistency and averaging can create false ones](https://badinfluence.news/items/kepbo7cavihh7bvt00h24yb1d)
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