pros and cons

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pros and cons

pl n

the various arguments in favour of and against a motion, course of action, etc

[C16: from Latin prō for + con, from contrā against]

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Translations

pros y contras

le pour et le contre

érvek: a mellette és ellene szóló érvek

pro e contro professionista

argument for og imot

pre a proti

References in classic literature ?

He read many wise things in books, but he could only judge from his own experience (he did not know whether he was different from other people); he did not calculate the pros and cons of an action, the benefits which must befall him if he did it, the harm which might result from the omission; but his whole being was urged on irresistibly.