> intellectual(1), but evil(2), people love to play make pretend ... argue endlessly ... understanding of the real world and empathy (in questions of ethic/moral) but ... nit picking stuff like as if the word is just a game you find holes in the rules with to "cleverly win"

I get what you're trying to say, but ...

> playing devil advocate

One look at my comment history on this topic should help dispel the notion.