FYI, not everyone who plays “Devil’s advocate” does so on a rhetorical basis. I don’t think a gut reaction of “bullshit” is appropriate to the term “Devil’s advocate.” Either that, or I have been using the term wrong.
When I use the term I mean, “For the sake of the conversation I will defend the position opposite yours.” If I defend it with rhetoric, I am not doing a very good job at playing Devil’s advocate.
FYI, not everyone who plays “Devil’s advocate” does so on a rhetorical basis. I don’t think a gut reaction of “bullshit” is appropriate to the term “Devil’s advocate.” Either that, or I have been using the term wrong.
When I use the term I mean, “For the sake of the conversation I will defend the position opposite yours.” If I defend it with rhetoric, I am not doing a very good job at playing Devil’s advocate.