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CulenTrey 
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Subject: Do you play the devils advocate?
I'm more of an investor, really.

 

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Subject: Do you play the devils advocate?
Yes, for the "think about it from the other side" reason, not for the "to make someone upset" reason. My wife always fails to note that distinction.

 

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Subject: Do you play the devils advocate?
Not really. For my job I have to analyze low probability outcomes, even the most obscene ones

 

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Subject: Do you play the devils advocate?
Surge_MT posted:
Yes, for the "think about it from the other side" reason, not for the "to make someone upset" reason. My wife always fails to note that distinction.



I had a boss that would constantly disagree with people in order to 'challenge their convictions'. He said if they couldn't stand up and explain what they believed in logically they didn't deserve to voice their opinions in public...

I understood his logic, but I also thought he was an argumentative a-hole tongue

 

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Subject: Do you play the devils advocate?
I am argumentative just to challenge people's opinions. Sometimes to get a reaction out of them, and sometimes to get them to look at it from a different perspective.


But not everyone. I have a friend who I can call out on everything and challenge everything she says, and most of the time it's fine, sometimes I get to her but she gets over it.


Some other people, such as my sister, get offended and mad when I call her out on basically anything, no matter how small.

 

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Subject: Do you play the devils advocate?
On ACF we call that trolling.

 

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Subject: Do you play the devils advocate?
I don't have that kind of time on my hands.

 

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Subject: Do you play the devils advocate?
all depends of subject matter mainly.

and my knowledge of that subject.

 

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Subject: Do you play the devils advocate?
I don't usually do it to piss them off, usually do it just so someone is representing the alternate side/theory.

 

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Subject: Do you play the devils advocate?
not very often. usually if i want to get a rise out of people all i have to do is let my inner anime nerd out a bit.

 

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Subject: Do you play the devils advocate?
Jezza_Belle posted:
I don't usually do it to piss them off, usually do it just so someone is representing the alternate side/theory.

 

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Subject: Do you play the devils advocate?

I kind of figured ACF would be 50/50 between Yes and Caek! tongue

 

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Subject: Do you play the devils advocate?
Let's say I do play devil's advocate. What would you have to say about it?

 

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Gaevren posted:
Jezza_Belle posted:
I don't usually do it to piss them off, usually do it just so someone is representing the alternate side/theory.

 

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Subject: Do you play the devils advocate?
All the time. Constantly. To myself and to others. Most of our opinions are just emotional reactions blown out of proportion, and emotions are faulty. I figure if you can't sort out the emotion from the logic, you can't form a solid opinion

 

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Subject: Do you play the devils advocate?
all the time. i like to set my dad off in front of guests.

 

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Subject: Do you play the devils advocate?
_Alexandra_ posted:
I don't have that kind of time on my hands.

 

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Subject: Do you play the devils advocate?
If someone says something blatantly wrong I will correct them. I have corrected people when they talk about Obama for example and I don't even like the guy.

 

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Never...Truly!



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Subject: Do you play the devils advocate?
Surge_MT posted:
Yes, for the "think about it from the other side" reason, not for the "to make someone upset" reason. My wife always fails to note that distinction.



I do it to piss people off. Why would I care if someone can or can't think of something from another side?

 

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Subject: Do you play the devils advocate?
Never. My ex-husband loved nothing more than to argue with anyone about anything. And when there was no one else around, he'd try to argue with me and go to great extremes to try and get a rise out of me - the jerk.

As a result, I can walk away from an argument with no compunction at all. I do the same with any jerk who try to just get a rise out of me. I'm virtually un-trollable happy

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Subject: Do you play the devils advocate?
I would never intentionally disagree with someone to make them angry, no.

 

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