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Devil's Advocate

  • 03-05-2016 12:30pm
    #1
    Posts: 17,378 ✭✭✭✭


    I used to do it a lot more.. Sometimes invited and sometimes, I'd only let people know after. Business plans etc. Every single plan needs someone to sit there and say "No. Because.."

    I enjoy it. I even got a reputation for it where a particular business savvy guy specifically asks me for beers to play it...
    Recently though, not so much overall. Anyone else do it? Anyone else relish the chance to cut through a plan and see the improvement? Or do you ask for it yourself?


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,383 ✭✭✭✭Birneybau


    Devil's Afvocate?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,492 ✭✭✭stoplooklisten


    No.Because I've better things to be doing.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,400 ✭✭✭me_irl


    Devil's Avocado?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,882 ✭✭✭Saipanne


    I used to do it a lot more.. Sometimes invited and sometimes, I'd only let people know after. Business plans etc. Every single plan needs someone to sit there and say "No. Because.."

    I enjoy it. I even got a reputation for it where a particular business savvy guy specifically asks me for beers to play it...
    Recently though, not so much overall. Anyone else do it? Anyone else relish the chance to cut through a plan and see the improvement? Or do you ask for it yourself?

    It is a handy role, I think. But modern society is caustic to opposing views.

    #safespace


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭maudgonner


    I play Devil's Advocaat sometimes, it makes me tipsy.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,001 ✭✭✭recylingbin


    Playing devil's advocate is a stupid thing to do.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,544 ✭✭✭EndaHonesty


    I used to do it a lot more.. Sometimes invited and sometimes, I'd only let people know after. Business plans etc. Every single plan needs someone to sit there and say "No. Because.."

    I enjoy it. I even got a reputation for it where a particular business savvy guy specifically asks me for beers to play it...
    Recently though, not so much overall. Anyone else do it? Anyone else relish the chance to cut through a plan and see the improvement? Or do you ask for it yourself?

    Let me play Devil's Advocate for a second...

    Business savvy guy just wanted to laugh at you...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,981 ✭✭✭KomradeBishop


    When it's asked for or when the person playing devils advocate makes it known that's the role they're playing, it can be very useful - when it's done without others being informed though, it comes across just as shít-stirring/trolling.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    The movie was ok, I guess.


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