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SideburnsOfDoom
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A devil's advocate expresses a point of view. Specifically, they express a point of view that they do not agree with.
WayneDB
on Sept 9, 2013
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It's more than that. Playing devil's advocate means you're expressing the opposite point of view when you don't really hold that point of view, but you're doing it to prove a point.
SideburnsOfDoom
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Indeed. jnardiello was asked if that is what they were doing, or if they genuinely hold that view; and they haven't given a definitive answer.
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