解析 C。“play devil's advocate”表示为了辩论而反对流行观点。选项 A“always agree with others”是总是同意别人;选项 B“never express an opinion”是从不表达观点;选项 D“avoid arguments”是避免争论。在社交场合中,有时候人们会“play devil's advocate”来促进讨论。
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advocate. I really upset me- because I do not oppose or argue for the sake of arguing. I was trying to reason with her and explain why a certain task was not done in a timely way. She was not having the reason- she shut me down and told me I was "playing the devil's advocate...