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What is a devil's advocate?

What is a devil's advocate? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (idiomatic) One who debates from a viewpoint which he or she may not actually hold, usually to determine its validity or simply for the sake of argument.
  2. (Roman Catholic Church) A canon lawyer appointed by the Church to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate.
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Now there used to be, I take it, someone within the hierarchy who is known as the devil's advocate, who would prepare the case against someone.
As far as secular arguments go, I don't actually think there are any really good ones, but I'll suggest a couple just to be the devil's advocate.
If I were to be the devil's advocate and wanted to turn Canada into a socialist paradise, I think I would go about it like this.
What elevates The Making of Henry, what will crush the arguments of the devil's advocate, is the way it talks about love.
So let's just say for the sake of argument, playing devil's advocate here, that it's hard to meet people.
I like batting around ideas, I like playing devil's advocate, I enjoy being tested by someone else playing devil's advocate.

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