I am of the opinion that Devil’s Advocate fits in some scenarios. Why is a Devil

Advocate an opposing or unpopular cause?

In your case, the devil’s advocate might point out possible problems with the plans of the group, and if those points prevent the group from doing what they were planning, that person could be seen as a kill-joy.

What

is the equivalent of person 1: “We should go cliff jumping? Person

2: “That sounds fun! In

Devil’s Advocate game, we are predicted to have thunderstorms later. So cliff jumping may be a bad idea? If you broke your arm doing thieving, that didn’t happen last year and you have to fix it, or is the answer, just hard luck or just keep on checking? Why

do people always have to ruin our fun ideas? ”

“In case we can’t get this done now, what could we do at home?