/devilsadvocate

Argues the strongest case against your position so you can prepare.

The full prompt

/devilsadvocate Play devil's advocate against my position: [your position]. Give the 5 strongest objections a smart skeptic would raise, strongest first. For each, add one line on how I could answer it. Be direct, not rude.

Replace the highlighted [brackets] with your own details, then send.

What you're asking

You ask the AI to argue against your idea. You get the toughest objections plus a suggested reply to each.

Give it

Your position in one sentence
Who you need to convince
Your main reasons

Filled-in example

/devilsadvocate Play devil's advocate against my position: we should pilot a 4-day work week for our marketing team next quarter. Give the 5 strongest objections a smart skeptic would raise, strongest first. For each, add one line on how I could answer it. Be direct, not rude.

Use it in any AI chat. The slash word is a label, not a built-in command; the prompt does the work, and answers vary by app. How these work