devil's advocate
/ˌdevəlz ˈædvəkət/
one who argues against something for the sake of debate
devil's advocate in a sentence
“Let me play devil's advocate and challenge your assumptions.”
Origin of devil's advocate
Latin advocatus diaboli, official role in Catholic canonization to argue against sainthood
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