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A lie wearing a strategy's clothes, confident enough to work.
means A crafty trick or deception used to mislead someone, usually for personal advantage.
from From French 'ruse,' meaning a trick or detour, tied to the verb 'reuser' — originally used in hunting to describe a hunted animal doubling back on its tracks to throw off pursuers. The word kept that sense of evasive maneuvering as it moved from the chase into human cunning.
- origin
- from French ruser, meaning to dodge or retreat
- hunting term
- originally described a deer's zigzag escape trick
- vs lie
- sounds classier, does the exact same damage
- key feature
- requires an audience dumb enough to believe it