devil's advocate
US /ˈdɛvəlz ˈædvəkət/
・UK /ˈdevəlz ˈædvəkət/
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idm.One who argues against a position to test its strength.
She played devil's advocate to test the proposal thoroughly.
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- for Chris Chris I think your memo hit the nail on the head but let me play devil's advocate for a
for Chris Chris I think your memo hit the nail on the head but let me play devil's advocate for a
- but let me play devil's advocate for a minute.
but let me play devil's advocate for a minute.
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on her legacy, China and the future | BBC News
- I suppose, again, just playing devil's advocate here, your critics would say, well, that's all very well, but Taiwan has very few formal diplomatic allies.
I suppose, again, just playing devil's advocate here, your critics would say, well, that's all very well, but Taiwan has very few formal diplomatic allies.
- I suppose, again, just playing devil's advocate here, your critics would say, well, that's all very well,
I suppose, again, just playing devil's advocate here, your critics would say, well, that's all very well,
Marc Andreessen on Big Breakthrough Ideas and Courageous Entrepreneurs
- So to play devil's advocate, many of the people here are flocking to the tech sector.
So to play devil's advocate, many of the people here are flocking to the tech sector.
- So to play devil's advocate.
So to play devil's advocate.
Stop Using AI Voice Assistants
- But I think to play devil's advocate for a bit, another way to interpret it, and I don't know like the entire details, but the alternative thing would be that to process an individual request, because this email seems to be specifically about Echo devices, but not all Alexa devices are Echo devices.
But I think to play devil's advocate for a bit, another way to interpret it, and I don't know like the entire details, but the alternative thing would be that to process an individual request, because this email seems to be specifically about Echo devices, but not all Alexa devices are Echo devices.
- But I think to play devil's advocate for a bit, another way to interpret it—and I don't know, like, the entire details—but the alternative thing would be that to process an individual request—because this email seems to be specifically about Echo devices, but
But I think to play devil's advocate for a bit, another way to interpret it—and I don't know, like, the entire details—but the alternative thing would be that to process an individual request—because this email seems to be specifically about Echo devices, but
If Not Bubble... Why Bubble Shaped?
- So, to play devil's advocate, how is it possible that this whole thing is not just speculative mania?
So, to play devil's advocate, how is it possible that this whole thing is not just speculative mania?
- So to play devil's advocate, how is it possible that this whole thing is not just speculative mania?
So to play devil's advocate, how is it possible that this whole thing is not just speculative mania?
HISTORY OF IDEAS - Ancient Greece
- Socrates developed a method, which still bears his name, by which you can learn to get clearer about what you mean by playing devil's advocate with any idea.
Socrates developed a method, which still bears his name, by which you can learn to get clearer about what you mean by playing devil's advocate with any idea.
- get clearer about what you mean by
playing devil's advocate with any idea.
get clearer about what you mean by playing devil's advocate with any idea.
12 Things Introverts Are Best At Doing
- And they're also the ones to be the devil's advocate and notice flaws in ideas and concepts
And they're also the ones to be the devil's advocate and notice flaws in ideas and concepts
- and they're also the ones to be the devil's advocate and notice flaws in ideas and concepts.
and they're also the ones to be the devil's advocate and notice flaws in ideas and concepts.
Crimson Desert (console) - Before You Buy
- And I mean Devil's Advocate.
And I mean Devil's Advocate.
- And I mean, devil's advocate, the sharper visuals cause less eye strain, and
And I mean, devil's advocate, the sharper visuals cause less eye strain, and
How to boost your AI skills ? | BBC Ideas
- Prompt it with, "Play Devil's Advocate," or, "Are there counterarguments to moving to a four-day week?" Asking the chatbot to explain its reasoning and include sources can also be useful so you can see the journey it's been on and how it's reached its conclusions.
Prompt it with, "Play Devil's Advocate," or, "Are there counterarguments to moving to a four-day week?" Asking the chatbot to explain its reasoning and include sources can also be useful so you can see the journey it's been on and how it's reached its conclusions.
- Prompt it with: "Play Devil's Advocate," or "Are there counter-arguments to moving to a four-day week?"
Prompt it with: "Play Devil's Advocate," or "Are there counter-arguments to moving to a four-day week?"
BREAKING: Federal Reserve CANCELS Rate Cuts - Gas Prices Skyrocket, Stock Market Plummets!
- Like, to play devil's advocate here, even though buyers can negotiate, home prices are still significantly higher than they were 6 years ago.
Like, to play devil's advocate here, even though buyers can negotiate, home prices are still significantly higher than they were 6 years ago.
- Like to play devil's advocate here.
Like to play devil's advocate here.