10
sophistry(noun, correct, deception, shift, escape)
8
quibble(noun, slip, shift, escape, lie)
7
casuistry(noun, correct, deception, true, mistake)
7
equivocation(noun, slip, deception, shift, escape)
7
fallacy(noun, correct, true, reasoning, illusion)
7
sophistication
6
cavil(noun, deception, lie, mistake, error)
5
deception(noun, trick, mistake, dishonest, dishonesty)
5
evasion(noun, deception, escape, lie, mistake)
5
prevarication(noun, shift, escape, lie, routine)
5
solecism(noun, deception, mistake, error, reasoning)
4
delusion(noun, trick, deception, mistake, error)
4
misconception(noun, deception, mistake, error, falsehood)
4
paralogism(noun, reasoning)
4
speciousness(noun, correct, deception, true, mistake)
4
subtlety(reasoning, justification, objection, complaint, equivocation)
3
chicane
3
claptrap
3
deceptiveness(noun, deception, mistake, dishonesty, error)
3
non sequitur(noun, expression, deception, mistake, error)
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