angel's advocate



angel's advocate

One who looks for and argues in support of the positive aspects and benefits of a certain argument, whether or not he or she believes them to be true. it is the opposite of a "devil's advocate," who argues against something for the sake of argument, not due to a personal opinion. I know a lot of people oppose the building of a new railway, but let me play angel's advocate for a second and tell you about all the ways it will improve our city!
See also: advocate

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Chinweike-Western African, Igbo
EricER-ik (English)English, Swedish, German, Spanish
Hall[hɔ:l]
Milko-Bulgarian
MaunuMOW-nooFinnish
Cleitus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)