What is Devil's Advocate?
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dev·il's advocate
n.
One who argues against a cause or position, not as a committed opponent but simply for the sake of argument or to determine the validity of the cause or position.
Roman Catholic Church. An official appointed to present arguments against a proposed canonization or beatification.
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One who takes up the opposite argument to another person's statement or position, just to cause a problem for them.
Mrs. Haith is the devil's advocate.
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To take a contrary point and inspire others to do the right thing as opposed to not doing the right thing.
Mary: I really want to be with Jon, even after the break up.
John: Fine, ignore the fact he has the morals of an alley cat, talk to him then. Run to his side.
Mary: No wait, Maybe that is not such a good idea, you are right. Thank you for playing devil's advocate!
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4.
someone who chooses to say the opposite of what another person thinks or says, simply to be an asshole.
P1: "I really like apple pie."
P2: "apple pie is disgusting, I hate it"
P3: "Geez, P2, stop being such a devil's advocate, its annoying."
P2: "I'm just stating my opinion, chill out."
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This awesome movie where Al Pacino plays the Devil and owns everybody in New York City, but more importantly is taking his gangster roles in Scarface and The Godfather to a greater level of sophistication.
Holy shit! Al Pacino is so cool and bad ass, he was cast as fucking Satan.
