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Look up pros and cons in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pros and cons, derived from the Latin words "pro" (for) and "contra" (against), may refer to: Pros and Cons (TV series), a television series that aired from 1991 to 1992. Pros & Cons, a 1999 film starring Larry Miller and Tommy Davidson.
Defensive medicine, also called defensive medical decision making, refers to the practice of recommending a diagnostic test or medical treatment that is not necessarily the best option for the patient, but mainly serves to protect the physician against the patient as potential plaintiff. Defensive medicine is a reaction to the rising costs of ...
A decisional balance sheet or decision balance sheet is a tabular method for representing the pros and cons of different choices and for helping someone decide what to do in a certain circumstance.
A number of Wikipedia articles contain pro and con lists: lists of arguments for and against some particular contention or position. These take several forms, including lists of advantages and disadvantages of a technology; pros and cons of a proposal which may be technical Wi-Fi or otherwise; and lists of criticisms and defenses of a political ...
The term neoconservative was popularized in the United States during 1973 by the socialist leader Michael Harrington, who used the term to define Daniel Bell, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, and Irving Kristol, whose ideologies differed from Harrington's.
The term " illiberal democracy " describes a governing system that hides its "nondemocratic practices behind formally democratic institutions and procedures". [1] There is a lack of consensus among experts about the exact definition of illiberal democracy or whether it even exists. [2]
Definition and related principles Internet neutrality. Network neutrality is the principle that all Internet traffic should be treated equally. Internet traffic includes all of the different messages, files, and data sent over the Internet, including emails, digital audio files, digital video files, and torrents.
SLOSS Debate. The SLOSS debate was a debate in ecology and conservation biology during the 1970's and 1980's as to whether a s ingle l arge o r s everal s mall (SLOSS) reserves were a superior means of conserving biodiversity in a fragmented habitat.
Devolution is the statutory delegation of powers from the central government of a sovereign state to govern at a subnational level, such as a regional or local level. [1] It is a form of administrative decentralization.
Meritocracy ( merit, from Latin mereō, and -cracy, from Ancient Greek κράτος kratos 'strength, power') is the notion of a political system in which economic goods or political power are vested in individual people based on ability and talent, rather than wealth, social class, [1] or race.