Question

76. Be the devil's advocate
(1) To present a counter argument
(2) To judge something as bad
(3) To plead for a bad person
(4) To help someone who has an evil nature​

Answer 1

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It refers to someone who takes an opposing position for the sake of argument.

Background: Devil's advocate is taken from a role formerly used in the canonization process in the Roman Catholic Church. In 1587, Pope Sixtus V established a process involving a canon attorney in the role of Promoter of the Faith or Devil's Advocate. This person argued against the canonization (sainthood) of a candidate to uncover any character flaws or misrepresentation of the evidence favoring canonization.

The term shifted into popular usage, and soon anyone who was arguing an unpopular point, or just being contrarian, was said to be “playing the devil’s advocate.”

‘Devil’s Advocate’ used as a noun is very rare.

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