Fallacious
Fallacious adjective - Tending or having power to deceive.
Usage example: consumers who harbor the fallacious belief that credit-card spending will never catch up with them
Subtle and fallacious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subtle" instead an adjective "Fallacious".
Subtle
Subtle adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.
Fallacious and subtle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fallacious" instead an adjective "Subtle".
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