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> Sometimes I do this by expressing opinions I'm not sure I personally hold, and which I am not ready to personally endorse -- does that make me a troll? No, a
by X-Istence 16y ago
> Sometimes I do this by expressing opinions I'm not sure I personally hold, and which I am not ready to personally endorse -- does that make me a troll?
No, a devils advocate.
There are many times that I will play devils advocate only to foster more interesting discussion and to get a viewpoint out there that may not be popular but necessary to get the full picture of something.
- anonymous246 16y agoIf you don't make it clear you're doing it, or if you don't phrase it as a question, then you're being dishonest. I don't talk about anything serious anymore with few people who've pulled this trick a few times on me. I'd rather address people real opinions instead of their made up ones.