Transitivity

Better clearly greedy than sneak'ly so,

Better subtly selfish than show'ly good,

My pref'rences are 'rayed from high to low,

Me am following reason as me should.

Me prefer A to B and B to C,

Better hog than sneak, better sneak than prig,

But me run 'foul of transitivity,

Me would rather be a saint than a pig.

You say Me am only playing with words,

That in truth reason's dictates me obey,

That logic rules all people, swine, and birds,

My 'spectfully dissent.  We're split, me say.

Me respect the power of your model,

But we'll always escape from its swaddle.