  One of the major challenges for collective intelligence is inconsistency,
which is unavoidable whenever subjective assessments are involved. Pairwise
comparisons allow one to represent such subjective assessments and to process
them by analyzing, quantifying and identifying the inconsistencies.
  We propose using smaller scales for pairwise comparisons and provide
mathematical and practical justifications for this change. Our postulate's aim
is to initiate a paradigm shift in the search for a better scale construction
for pairwise comparisons. Beyond pairwise comparisons, the results presented
may be relevant to other methods using subjective scales.
  Keywords: pairwise comparisons, collective intelligence, scale, subjective
assessment, inaccuracy, inconsistency.
