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Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the idiom given in the following question.

To play the devil's advocate

  1. To argue for arguments sake

  2. To worship devil

  3. To gamble

  4. To be rude to people as a rule

  5. .
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Explanation

This is the correct meaning of the given idiom. A devil's advocate is one who argues against a cause or position, not as a committed opponent but simply for the sake of argument or to determine the validity of the cause or position. For example: As much as it pains me to play devil's advocate in this case, the accused doesn't have any rational people defending him.

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