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by curtisblaine
500 days ago
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> The Devil's advocate takes just one side He has to, because no one is willing to take that side. > The Devil's advocate is dogmatic, single-minded, intransigent. When does the Devil's advocate ever admit that they're wrong? He doesn't need to, because he announces he's the devil's advocate in the first place. Everyone knows that he's taking a contrarian, artificial (and much less popular) position that no one else wants to take. |
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If we're talking about a small number of Catholic priests deciding on sainthood, then yes. But if we're talking about any other matter of public dispute on social media where self-described devil's advocates pop up, then no. I've never seen one advocating for a position that's unique in the world. Indeed, in the comments on this very HN submission, there are other defenders of Google who are advocating their own opinon and don't pretend to be devil's advocates.