The Devil’s Advocate is the term used by people who make an argument against a stance they actually support. It’s something you do when preparing an argument f

The Devil’s Advocate is the term used by people who make an argument against a stance they actually support. It’s something you do when preparing an argument for a debate. It’s an attempt to understand and defend an argument or point of view from the opposing side. It’s a thing that has a couple of benefits. 1. You can prepare against counter-arguments better if you try to understand something different from what you think is true or correct. 2. You can use a devil’s advocate to refine your own point of view if you’re willing to have some level of sympathy with the with a person who disagrees with you. It’s a common device, and very useful. Your thoughts about your logic are probably not perfectly logical and probably not totally correct. So if someone engages you from the point of view of the devil, it’s like someone who agrees with you testing your logic and reasoning