you become an astute yet insightful 'devil's advocate':
- Ask incisive questions. ...
- Consider proposals from other people's perspectives. ...
- Think of comparable scenarios that refute the original claim. ...
- Pose hypothetical situations to clarify issues. ...
- Pose alternative explanations or solutions to problems.
What does it mean when you say playing devil's advocate?
Devil's advocate, defined:
When someone “plays devil's advocate,” they're arguing an opinion or taking a side they don't agree with in order to foster debate.
What's an example of playing devil's advocate?
play (the) devil's advocate
I agree with your plan. I'm just playing the devil's advocate so you'll know what the opposition will say. Mary offered to play devil's advocate and argue against our case so that we would find out any flaws in it.
