• Vupperware@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Does playing devils advocate really make you an asshole?

    You can say just about anything with the correct phrasing and it can come off polite.

  • Rentlar
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    1 year ago

    People appear to misunderstand a little. Devil’s advocate isn’t a free pass to make any kind of argument you want or act like an asshole. Its purpose is generally to try to understand the perspective of another person you disagree with by coming up with a plausible, compelling (not strawman) argument.

  • very smart Idiot@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Damn. Just recently I got banned in some community for playing the devils advocate… (Again)…

    Reason: Flamebait and Agenda.

    ¯_(ツ)_/¯

    No agenda, I am just enjoying discussions. And If I don’t manage to convince you, this means that I have reinforced your own opinions. And isn’t that a good thing from the other sides perspective?

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      1 year ago

      I had the same thing on Reddit, got banned/downvoted even when I said “just playing devil’s advocate”

      It seems discussion is moving over for the new angrily shouting your opinion and ignoring any other information.

      • Cuteblooded@programming.dev
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        I think part of it is because tone and intention are very hard to convey over text.

        I appreciate a good discussion, but am wary of getting into one online. Partially because I don’t feel like overclarifying everything I say just in case it might get misinterpreted.