Synonym of artful argument

legerdemain trickery chicanery cunning artifice deception artfulness craftiness skulduggery subterfuge craft deceit jiggery-pokery manipulation maneuvering manoeuvring wiles cheating chicane contrivance dissimulation double-dealing feint gamesmanship hanky-panky jugglery skullduggery wile flimflam footwork hocus-pocus humbug sophistry stratagem specious reasoning dishonesty fraud monkey business fraudulence guile sharp practice funny business shenanigans slyness duplicity monkeyshines underhandedness deviousness intrigue smoke and mirrors sleight of hand codology swindling management knavery deceitfulness unscrupulousness hoodwinking duping prestidigitation crookedness dodge ruse pretence fourberie hokum pretense stunt kidology escamotage conjuration snow job misleading talk gambit ploy manoeuvre machinations surreptitiousness mischief maneuver plot tricks dirty pool juggle magic bluff trick hoax con dupery scam beguilement imposition monkey tricks bad faith dirty tricks dirty game mudslinging dirty work foul play dirty politics artful deception imposture misconduct misbehaviour misbehavior sting joke cheat quackery devilry play jig device scheme gimmick knack fetch sleight shenanigan stratagems furtiveness machination wire-pulling verbiage waffle talk nonsense double-crossing feat allurement scheming lure angle horseplay slant twist game racket switch setup double-cross carryings-on goings-on carry-on hankie-pankie hokey-pokey bait and switch fast shuffle shell game exploit dissembling wiliness treachery caper act antic performance hot air little game lying deceptiveness hypocrisy evasion cozenage bluffing crookery cunningness foxiness insincerity guilefulness fakery obfuscation falsehood boondoggle treason blarney defraudation prevarication disinformation equivocation trickiness betrayal sophism dirt mendacity circumvention untruth juggling trumpery magic trick every trick in the book fast one swindle perfidy sneakiness falsity perfidiousness faithlessness shadiness shiftiness infidelity rascality graft stealing improbity corruption subtlety criminality insidiousness bunk infamy slickness canniness cageyness caginess subtleness sham falseness indirection gyp bunco rip-off disloyalty hustle cleverness sell fix unfaithfulness misrepresentation shrewdness cozening dissemblance two-timing con trick two-facedness ruses schemes manoeuvres ploys dirty dealing spoof put-on unfairness knavishness conspiracy astuteness maneuvers illusion prank ingenuity dirty trick shady deal con game jive subterfuges fiddle untrustworthiness fake lie bamboozlement plant frame Judas kiss canard blind wheeze double cross delusion stab in the back extortion trap ambidexterity trapping ambidextrousness treacherousness frame-up grift invention set-up confidence trick defrauding overreaching entrapping giveaway fabrication whitewash jazz wrong baloney shamming roguery misleading casuistry falsification tactics hoaxing art mischievousness strategy spuriousness collusion cabal let-down expedient bunko unjustness pretext embezzlement cover up run around bill of goods diddle move leg-pull sellout blackmail shakedown fastie design plan complot covin rort lurk enticement temptation rig shift schlenter flanker guise snare breach of trust pitfall Punic faith ambush decoy inveiglement seducement high jinks unfair tactics come-on palace intrigue fooling around false colours lack of veracity false excuse skill slipperiness charlatanism suspiciousness dubiousness ability co-option co-optation apostasy finesse tactic untruthfulness calculation victimisation victimization back-stabbing mendaciousness sanctimoniousness cant posturing misdemeanour dishonor dishonour malfeasance toils misdemeanor disingenuity sell-out swizzle exploitation swizz phoneyness empty talk hypocritical talk hypocritical behaviour Tartufferie savvy lawbreaking lawlessness plotting devices strategems gambits contrivances artifices dodges dweomercraft crafty lies propaganda barratry skunk song hoky-poky string line smoke planning conniving quiz dido backstabbing business confidence game bit of sharp practice false-heartedness inconstancy deluding fooling tricking speciousness dealing snake oil wooden nickel piece of deception crooked deal phoney phony song and dance breach of faith roguishness trahison des clercs dualism duality twoness confederacy devilishness wickedness cover flim-flam distortion league fit-up pretension fallacy fallaciousness charlatanry one-upmanship sedition golden circle -gate practice hookup countermine counterplot put-up job stab in back badness delinquency cunning stratagems naughtiness tomfoolery frolicsomeness playfulness pranks paralogy hob impishness deviltry waggery waggishness devilment diablerie Trojan horse vandalism capers bait gin gag hook dragnet snag trouble attraction playing around use of fallacious arguments ensnarement inducement antics booby trap evasiveness messing about larking about to-do joking around horsing around draw carrot red herring entrapment booster smoke screen distraction stoolie blow off sitting duck stick façade beard facade drawing card catch nark stool pigeon shill imitation camouflage front

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