80 entries under deception topic. ×

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equivocation(noun, cover, shift, escape)
11
chicanery(noun, trick, reasoning, justification)
11
fallacy(noun, correct, true, illusion)
10
casuistry(noun, cover, correct, line)
9
sophism(noun, correct, shift, escape)
8
delusion(noun, cover, line, trick)
8
evasion(noun, cover, trick, escape)
8
misconception(noun, mistake, error, falsehood)
6
perversion(noun, mistake, error, reasoning)
6
speciousness(noun, cover, correct, line)
5
artifice(noun, trick, talk, shift)
5
trickery(noun, talk, shift, escape)
4
ambiguity(noun, cover, line, lie)
4
chicane(noun, dishonesty, reasoning, trickery)
4
spuriousness(noun, cover, correct, line)
4
subterfuge(noun, trick, talk, shift)
3
deceit(noun, cover, line, mistake)
3
inconsistency(noun, mistake, error, falsehood)
3
quibbling(noun, mistake, error, falsehood)
2
cheating(noun, trick, dishonesty, trickery)
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