1. Divided a sheet of paper in half and listed the pros of a decision
or course of action on one side and the cons on the other.
2. Assigned weights to the pros and cons, i.e., assigned them
numbers reflecting their importance or desirability.
3. Struck out equalities. If one pro carried equal weight as one
con, he would strike them both out. If one pro carried the
weight of three cons, he would strike those out. Eventually,
the pro or con side would reveal itself to have more weight.
4. Used the information from these calculations to make the
decision.