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Pros & Cons (comic strip)

Pros & Cons (comic strip) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Pros & Cons (comic strip) rather than just read about it. In short: Pros & Cons is a comic strip about a lawyer, a psychiatrist and a police officer created by Glasgow–based artist Kieran Meehan. It was known as A Lawyer, A Doctor & A Cop before July 7, 2008, when it was renamed in an effort to make the title easier to remember.

Key takeaways

Pros & Cons (comic strip) belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Pros & Cons (comic strip) to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Pros & Cons (comic strip) from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Pros & Cons is a comic strip about a lawyer, a psychiatrist and a police officer created by Glasgow–based artist Kieran Meehan. It was known as A Lawyer, A Doctor & A Cop before July 7, 2008, when it was renamed in an effort to make the title easier to remember.

Characters Source: Lyndon Peel is a sophisticated psychiatrist who is happily oblivious to his own issues. Samuel Rhodes is a skeptical defense attorney. He is married to Michele. They have an opinionated seven-year-old named Jack, who is based on Meehan's younger brother, David, and nephew, Michael. Stan Defoe, a tough-talking detective, is dedicated and street-wise. Sophie Defoe, Stan's sister, is the sagacious proprietor of 'Defoe's Diner' Gillian Jaggers, a brilliant District Attorney, is a ruthless opponent to Samuel in the courtroom. She and Stan dated for a while.

Recurring themes Lyndon, Samuel and Stan, a trio of friends, are often seen eating at Defoe's Diner. The trio are also often seen trying to figure out a painting's meaning in an art gallery. Each of the characters are frequently shown solo, working in their respective professions.

References

External links Official Site Page on King Features site

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Pros & Cons (comic strip)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Pros & Cons (comic strip) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Pros & Cons (comic strip) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Pros & Cons (comic strip) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Pros & Cons (comic strip)

In research: Pros & Cons (comic strip) appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Pros & Cons (comic strip) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Pros & Cons (comic strip) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2005 comics debuts, 2008 comics endings, British comic strips, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Pros & Cons (comic strip) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Pros & Cons (comic strip) in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Pros & Cons (comic strip) means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Pros & Cons (comic strip) in simple terms?

Why does Pros & Cons (comic strip) matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Pros & Cons (comic strip)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Pros & Cons (comic strip).