JAMB - English Language (2004 - No. 26)
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Everyone was ready to play the devil's advocate in the impeachment to encourage discussion on it.
Everyone was ready to play the devil's advocate in the impeachment to encourage discussion on it.
everyone was willing to speak against the impeachment to encourage discussion on it
everyone was willing to defend an unpopular point of view concerning the impeachment
everyone was willing to fight for the defenceless citizens no matter the consequences
everyone was willing to be an evil genius in the controversy
Paaiškinimas
The phrase "play the devil's advocate" means to argue for a point of view, often an unpopular one, not necessarily because one agrees