Reply To: Abbaye vs. Rava and Rav vs. R' Yochanan

I think you may have misunderstood my question. The original question about Rava is the Maadnei Yom Tov’s question (well I asked it before seeing him so you can call it my question too). My question is on his answer. He is granting that the rule that we pasken like Rava would be applicable here if not for the fact that it’s a rule that only applies to a machlokes of Rava’s own sevara. Now once the MYT is mechadesh this idea, why wouldn’t this idea apply to the other rules of machlokes amoraim? I.e. the only time that R’ Yochanan beats Rav is when they are having their own machlokes not when they are merely paskening a machlokes tannaim.