～ほうが

About

ほうが may be pulled apart from the ～より～ほうが to be used as a standalone "than" or "more than". As in the ～より～ほうが structure, the option that precedes ほうが remains the preferable or greater option.

When using ほうが on its own, the less preferable or lesser option that attaches to より is simply omitted:

E.g.
これのほうが好きだ。
"I like this one more (than the omitted alternative)."

Summary

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  Use ～ほうが ("than/more than") to indicate the preferable or greater option of two

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  ～ほうが statements are simply ～より～ほうが statements that omit より