The phrase "devil's advocate" refers to someone who argues against a commonly held belief or opinion in order to provoke thoughtful discussion or challenge assumptions. Full definition
Let me play devils advocate here and suggest Pai might be thinking the NN hurts network investment vs. not. (arstechnica.com)
I like both players but i have to play devils advocate here and try and bring them closer together for those saying one should be a second rounder. (sbnation.com)
They have been playing devils advocate for two years and now, that the decision is already in, they come out with this piece, that should have been only one of many, many pieces that could have been written. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)