Sheena Iyengar

Life hands us a lot of hard choices, and other people can help us more than we might realize. We often think we should make important decisions using just our own internal resources. What are the pros and cons? What does my gut tell me? But often we have friends and family who know us in ways we don't know ourselves.

American Educator

Sigourney Weaver

Sometimes you trust someone who turns out not to be honest. There are a lot of things that happen in life that don't turn out the way you're given the impression that they will. And I think that's all kind of a con. But I think we've probably all been hurt.

American Actress

Lily Collins

I grew up understanding the pros and cons of what you're getting into and knowing what comes with your job. I like to keep my private life private, and then work is work. I feel so far I've had a really good balance with that.

English Actress

James Bovard

It is important to recognize and politics positive thinking is often the slaves' virtue - something that people do to con themselves about the burden and change being placed upon them.

Author

Eleanor Mondale

My parents are always supportive of anything their kids do. They point out the pros and cons, but they let you make your own decisions, and when it's bad they stick by you.

Irvine Welsh

I'm the worst employee in the world. I'll cheat and steal time and resources from my employer, although I'll con everybody into believing I'm essential to the operation.

Scottish Novelist

Jaime Harrison

No one helped my grandparents when a con man stole our house, or when I needed help paying for a plane ticket to get to college. But my community always had my back.

American Politician

Maria Konnikova

That's the power of the good con artist: the ability to identify your deepest need and exploit it. It's not about honesty or greed; we are all suckers for belief.

American Writer

Tony Blair

If you are trying to take a difficult decision and you're weighing up the pros and cons, you have frank conversations. Everybody knows this in their walk of life.

English Statesman

Shari Redstone

Netflix, like life, has its pros and cons.

American Businesswoman

Remember that 'con' often refers to real or fictional scams in movies, books, and news stories.

Real World Reference

'Con' suggests dishonesty and should be used with caution to avoid offending someone.

Negative Connotation

Using 'con' as a verb implies that someone has committed a crime through deceit.

Crime Implication

'Con' indicates a level of skill in persuading someone dishonestly.

Manipulative Skill

'Con' used as a preposition helps weigh negative aspects when making decisions.

Decision Making

Mentioning 'cons' shows you are considering all sides of an argument fairly.

Balance Discussion

'Con' can signify a large, themed gathering, usually for fans of a specific genre.

Fandom Gatherings

'Con' in this sense is often associated with events like Comic-Con, where pop culture is celebrated.

Pop Culture Events

In nautical contexts, 'con' refers to the act of steering or commanding a ship.

Maritime Command

The term 'con' is technical jargon and not used in everyday conversation outside of maritime contexts.

Technical Use

 to cut causing the anticipatory pleasure chemical dopamine to be released in the nucleus accumbens also the promise of a new social bond with the con man we're all in it together causes the release of oxytocin which feels rewarding to your brain and your brain is designed to build relationships with others it feels good it motivates

The Pigeon Drop PIPE Brain...

 think about is maybe we all travel too much maybe there are ways to achieve to do a lot of meetings without having to do the con you know so many of us go travel a lot it's probably bad for the environment it's not great for your your family life and so maybe there is a kind

How the coronavirus...

 He said, "You know, you've been so nice, let's split the reward." I'll give you the jewelry, you give me a hundred dollars, and when the guy comes ... " You see it. I was conned. So this is a classic con called the pigeon drop, and I was the pigeon. So the way many cons work

Paul Zak: Trust,...

 I'm in high school I have no idea so I said I'll hold it for you said you know you've been so nice that you put the reward I'll give you the jewelry you give me a hundred dollars and when the guy comes all right you see it I was conned right this is a classic con

Trust, morality -- and...

 advantage the lower-ranking more henpecked males of the troop but it doesn't protect them altogether and it can be very dangerous for a baby baboon to get caught in the crossfire but for babies especially orphans the pros outweigh the cons the male will not only

Baboon Parenting PIPE Wild...

 She said, "Why don't you send me your paintings? My dad knows a bunch of rich guys. We'll try and con them into buying it, and then..." But it turned out, after I sent the works to her, that her dad's friends, like most of you, are geeks. I'm joking.

My 5 lives as an artist...

 the conning tower into the blackness below time is running out for the men who are frantically collecting the priceless books and documents on the uber whilst the u-boat is gradually filling with water the two men had been said

Animation: How Three Men...

 And that's the core of the problem. Either Facebook is a giant con of half a trillion dollars and ads don't work on the site, it doesn't work as a persuasion architecture, or its power of influence is of great concern.

We're building a...

 spent three years with con artists writing about people like family telling their stories and to me one of the things that governs my life is the notion that what I do matters that storytelling matters that the pen is

Storytelling can be...

 have you ever been scammed con artists and scammers aren't exactly brain scientists but they do know one important fact your brain is more

Con

An act of tricking someone.

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To trick someone into giving you something.

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Used to indicate the negative side of a balanced argument or consideration.

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A convention or exhibition, usually showcasing a specific theme or interest.

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To handle or manipulate something, especially a vehicle.

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