Expression: "You should listen to..."

[Tom]

Hi

Could you please tell me if "the" is required here???

[Alan]

Hi Tom,,

You should listen to both sides - no article

You should never listen to one side - no article. It would be better to qualify this as:

You should never listen to one side only.

Alan
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[Torsten]

Hi Alan,

What about You should never listen to only one side of a story?

TOEIC listening, question-response: Have you gone to lunch yet?

[Alan]

Morning Torsten,

Yes, I like it - it makes 'one' more emphatic.

Alan
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