QotD: Devil’s Advocate
Posted February 27th, 2004 @ 08:15pm by Erik J. Barzeski
Question: How often do you play Devil's Advocate?
My Answer: Fairly frequently. I'm a firm believer that you don't truly know something until you can argue it from either side of the fence. Sometimes, I'll let people paint me a certain way (or try to get me to support an argument that may not necessarily be my stance) just to see if I can support it. It's fun, and it's good exercise for the mind.
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Posted 27 Feb 2004 at 10:33pm #
All of the time, much to the annoyance of my friends sometimes.
Posted 27 Feb 2004 at 11:23pm #
But of course! How could one not?
Posted 28 Feb 2004 at 7:34am #
Very very often.
Posted 28 Feb 2004 at 12:09pm #
Not so often, but it does happen from time to time -- especially when I am dealing with someone who is incredibly unbalanced toward a particular view.
Posted 28 Feb 2004 at 12:30pm #
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Posted 01 Mar 2004 at 1:00pm #
I do it quite a bit. I have found that some people tend to dislike it quite a bit and think that I am just trying to make an argument. Of course, I am not. I prefer the term 'debate' ;-).
Posted 19 Apr 2004 at 5:52am #
I play devil's advocate constantely and with vigor! It is actually fun because what YOU say can make anything and anyone agree or disagree with you. It is the feel of having so much power so easily and swaying people with just a couple of words and views. Whatever you do can make the argument more heated, and that is what I like to do! It is fun to push people on your views and their's and how much they will actually defend their ideas until they break, if they do. Is playing devil's advocate wrong? now that is a question to be asked!