“The devil has an advocate.”
Idioms Entry 285 / 1605 60-second read
Playing Devil's Advocate
Taking an opposing side in an argument even if you don't agree with it, to test the strength of the argument.
The comparisoni
“Just to play devil's advocate, what if the server doesn't scale?”
The ruleii
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DEVIL'S ADVOCATE = testing the logic.
It’s a formal role from the Catholic Church (Advocatus Diaboli) used during canonization.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Argue the other side.