hear both sides
Listen to everyone
To hear both sides is to consider opposing viewpoints before forming a judgment or making a decision.
The phrase invokes fairness and open-mindedness, suggesting that reasonable people should weigh competing arguments: Let's hear both sides before we decide.
It appears frequently in legal, political, and interpersonal contexts where impartiality matters.
- listenPerceive sound attentively
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
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hear both sidesprejudge
Assess before having facts
take sides · jump to conclusions · rush to judgment · play favorites · discriminate
hear both sidesjump to conclusions
Judge before full understanding
assume · presume · turn a deaf ear · confirmation bias · willful ignorance
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