What do pros and cons stand for?

Pro is a Latin word that means ‘for.’ Pros is a term which is also used as the short form of the word ‘Professional’ or to refer the professional sports.

The word ‘Con’ is used as nouns to represent a disadvantage of something primarily used with Pros (advantages), as pro represents the advantage and Cons represents the disadvantage. Also, Con is a person who takes advantage of someone’s trust. Con men have expertise in breaking others’ faith and deceiving them very quickly and are not considered loyal.

Pros and Cons is the Latin expression where ‘Pro’ stands for ‘for,’ and ‘Con’ stands for ‘against.’ Primarily, pros and cons means ‘considerations or arguments for and against something. If you are listing the pros and cons, it signifies that you are making a list of the favourable and unfavourable reasons or advantages and disadvantages of something.

For example;

1. Work from home has its pros and cons.
2. It was essential to consider the pros and cons before buying this new car.

Pros are primarily used when you are making the list of the factors or reasons for doing something, and cons are the listed arguments against that particular decision or action.

Making a pros and cons list makes both sides of the argument justifiable and facilitates the readers to visualize the action’s potential impact.