It is a veridical paradox, not a falsidical paradox.

A falsidical paradox is what most people think of as a formal paradox: from the assertions you derive a conclusion which is false (either deductively or inductively).

A veridical paradox is where you derive a true result which appears absurd. it is an informal classification based on intuition. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banach%E2%80%93Tarski_paradox is a classic veridical paradox.

Paradoxical iff data sets are isolated; explains the Gemini effect. Preferences tend to model future outcomes if sample sizes of surveyors are combined.

“Going against common expectation” is well established as one of the definitions of “paradox”. Check any dictionary you choose.