devil's advocate
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In the Zuckerberg mock-hearings, Bill Burr turns up as a fictional character—sort of a devil’s advocate, but really an angel’s advocate—who is essentially the voice of Mr. Sorkin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
A Moneyist Facebook Group reader plays devil’s advocate.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
News website Ukrayinska Pravda even called him "the devil's advocate".
From BBC ● May 24, 2025
But I'll indulge in a moment of playing devil's advocate.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2024
In Rome the advocatus diaboli, or devil’s advocate, had been established as early as 1587 to test the evidence adduced in support of the miracles claimed for those proposed for canonization.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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