How to describe having the same amount of advantages and disadvantages?
I am writing a discussion paper and am taking a neutral position in the argument. In other words, there are the same amount of ideas for and against the topic. How can I express my disposition in decent formal words?
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I am writing a discussion paper and am taking a neutral position in the argument. In other words, there are the same amount of ideas for and against the topic. How can I express my disposition in decent formal words?
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Can you share the remaining sentence?
– Kaushik
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Same number as advantage is countable. You may be better using a word like evidence where you can use amount.
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I am writing a discussion paper and am taking a neutral position in the argument. In other words, there are the same amount of ideas for and against the topic. How can I express my disposition in decent formal words?
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Can you share the remaining sentence?
– Kaushik
18 hours ago
Same number as advantage is countable. You may be better using a word like evidence where you can use amount.
– David
6 hours ago
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Can you share the remaining sentence?
– Kaushik
18 hours ago
Same number as advantage is countable. You may be better using a word like evidence where you can use amount.
– David
6 hours ago
Can you share the remaining sentence?
– Kaushik
18 hours ago
Can you share the remaining sentence?
– Kaushik
18 hours ago
Same number as advantage is countable. You may be better using a word like evidence where you can use amount.
– David
6 hours ago
Same number as advantage is countable. You may be better using a word like evidence where you can use amount.
– David
6 hours ago
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Disinterested.
The original meaning was as a Judge, without bias. You can frame your neutral position by saying you are presenting the evidence impartially, in a disinterested manner leaving the reader to weigh the evidence for themselves.
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If you are not taking the neutral position on purpose (so as not to seem biased), but rather you have strong feelings for and against the argument, to the point you can't decide which is better, you could be described as 'ambivalent'
This is when the choice becomes really difficult because there are really good arguments either way. These conflict your position, so that you might end up in the middle unable to choose.
Ambivalent
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The arguments for and against have equal footing or weight.
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Disinterested.
The original meaning was as a Judge, without bias. You can frame your neutral position by saying you are presenting the evidence impartially, in a disinterested manner leaving the reader to weigh the evidence for themselves.
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Disinterested.
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If you are not taking the neutral position on purpose (so as not to seem biased), but rather you have strong feelings for and against the argument, to the point you can't decide which is better, you could be described as 'ambivalent'
This is when the choice becomes really difficult because there are really good arguments either way. These conflict your position, so that you might end up in the middle unable to choose.
Ambivalent
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If you are not taking the neutral position on purpose (so as not to seem biased), but rather you have strong feelings for and against the argument, to the point you can't decide which is better, you could be described as 'ambivalent'
This is when the choice becomes really difficult because there are really good arguments either way. These conflict your position, so that you might end up in the middle unable to choose.
Ambivalent
answered 14 hours ago
SmockSmock
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If you are not taking the neutral position on purpose (so as not to seem biased), but rather you have strong feelings for and against the argument, to the point you can't decide which is better, you could be described as 'ambivalent'
This is when the choice becomes really difficult because there are really good arguments either way. These conflict your position, so that you might end up in the middle unable to choose.
Ambivalent
answered 14 hours ago
SmockSmock
34216
If you are not taking the neutral position on purpose (so as not to seem biased), but rather you have strong feelings for and against the argument, to the point you can't decide which is better, you could be described as 'ambivalent'
This is when the choice becomes really difficult because there are really good arguments either way. These conflict your position, so that you might end up in the middle unable to choose.
Ambivalent
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Can you share the remaining sentence?
– Kaushik
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Same number as advantage is countable. You may be better using a word like evidence where you can use amount.
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