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sophism(noun, slip, deception, shift, escape)
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amphibology(noun, cover, line, lie, shuffle)
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dissimulation(noun, cover, deception, lie, sham)
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doubtfulness(noun, cover, line, doubt, uncertainty)
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duplicity(noun, fraud, deceit, lying, objection)
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escape(excuse, dodge, evasion, dodging)
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misrepresentation(noun, cover, line, lie, story)
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shift(noun, slip, trick, escape, lie)
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speciousness(noun, cover, deception, mistake, error)
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subterfuge(noun, slip, twist, deception, shift)
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artifice(noun, deception, shift, escape, mistake)
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cunning(noun, slip, shift, escape, routine)
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double meaning(noun, expression, cover, doubt, uncertainty)
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hedging
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trickery(noun, shift, escape, routine, dishonesty)
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circumvention(escape, fraud, deceit, lying, falsehood)
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coloring
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deceptiveness(noun, cover, deception, mistake, dishonesty)
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dodge(escape, excuse, objection, complaint)
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double talk
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