devil’s advocate
noun/ˌdevlz ˈædvəkət/
/ˌdevlz ˈædvəkət/
- a person who expresses an opinion that they do not really hold in order to encourage a discussion about a subject
- Often the interviewer will need to play devil's advocate in order to get a discussion going.
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