Ruse
Ruse noun - A deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture).
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Sophism
Sophism noun - A deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone.
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Sophism and Ruse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ruse/sophism
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