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The art of building a false picture and renting it out as truth.
means To make someone believe something untrue, usually for your own benefit.
from From Latin decipere, to ensnare or catch — literally to take in by trapping, the way a hunter cages prey.
Caught netDe-cipere means to catch away, like trapped game.
Decoy cousinDecoy shares the same trap-and-lure ancestry.
Self tooYou can deceive yourself, the easiest mark around.