Deviousness and Sophistry

Deviousness

Deviousness noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
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Sophistry and deviousness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sophistry" instead a noun "Deviousness".

Sophistry

Sophistry noun - A deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone.
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Synonyms for Sophistry

Deviousness and sophistry are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deviousness" instead a noun "Sophistry".

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