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 they believe 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
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • advocate
  • extol
  • extol (someone or something) as (something)
  • extol as
  • extoll
  • devil's advocate
  • a/the devil's advocate
  • it's swings and roundabouts
  • roundabout
  • swings and roundabouts
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