The idiom "the stars aligned" refers to a situation where everything comes together perfectly, as if by fate or destiny. It is often used to describe coincidences or a series of events that lead to a favorable outcome.
Use 'trade-off' when referring to a situation where you have to make a compromise between two things that are opposed to each other.
There is always a trade-off between time and quality in project management.
To become successful or achieve great things in life or career.
To make steady progress or show promise for future success.
After years of practice, his career is finally going places.
A strawman argument is the logical fallacy of distorting an opposing position into an extreme version of itself and then arguing against that extreme version.
The most common form. Take a moderate position and inflate it to an extreme. "We should add bike lanes downtown" becomes "So you want to ban all cars." The new version keeps a thread of the original but stretches it past anything that was claimed.
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In 2024, the number of babies born in South Korea increased for the first time in nine years. The change is welcome news for a country that is dealing with serious population problems.
