Quote Originally Posted by Assertn View Post
Heh, I was actually complemented recently about how easily I'm able to maintain an objective stance in most disputes that came up at my old job. I'm generally more inclined to play devil's advocate than to become personally involved in a debate.
Playing devil's advocate assumes simple impartiality as often as objectivity. Although those strongly supporting one stance would find either equally objectionable. Considering, for example, the topic of this thread, if homosexuality was all the same for you, playing devil's advocate could include trolling as well, not only defending it objectively from human rights or some other rational point of view (or even irrational, if one is inclined to resort to that).