Deception by DesignDeception by Design

Occasional essays on the art, science and psychology of deception and counterdeception.

Simon Henderson is an independent deception consultant working in the UK and the US.  His career has involved researching, teaching, and consulting on deception, counter-deception, information operations and cyber operations within a variety of government, military, and law enforcement organisations.  He is a keen student of magic and is passionate about novel and pro-social applications of deception.

Argot and Opportunity

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At this time of year, it is usual to complete some form of an end-of-year quiz, so please feel free to test your knowledge about the language of deception, below!

Note that any questions you do not know the answers to provide an opportunity for you to learn more about deception by studying its practice in other domains (and almost every principle alluded to in these questions can be transferred and applied elsewhere).

You are encouraged to do the necessary research for yourself, and the correct answers are intentionally not provided here!  However, please feel free to get in touch if you get stuck or are merely curious.

The Festive Deceptive Quiz

Feint and Haversack are terms used in?

Craik-O’Brien-Cornsweet and Coffer are types of?

Shade and Steer are terms used in?

Sub-viral and Big Seed are terms used in?

The Schüfftan Process and Kufeshow Effect are used in?

Müller-Lyer and Ebbinghaus are associated with?

Hemeroplanes Triptolemus Sphingidae and Acanthophis Antarcticus are?

Ponzo, Pongid and Ponzi and terms used in?

Statue of Liberty and Flea Flicker are terms used in?

Ad Hominem and Ad Populum are terms used to describe?

Batesian and Müllerian are terms used in?

Cyclorama and Sharkstooth Scrim are terms employed in?

Stripper and Svengali are terms used in?

Intentionalist and Deflationist are terms associated with?

The Shepperd Tone and the Deutsch Scale are found in?

Morton's Fork and Maslow's Hammer are examples of?

Disruptive Dazzle and Razzle Dazzle are terms used in?

Stick and Wire are terms used in?

Sockpuppet and Astruturf are terms used in?

Glim Dropper and Pigeon Drop are terms used in?

Dwell Time and Lateral Movement are terms used in?

Montagu and Cholmondeley are associated with?

The terms Risset Rhythm and Implied Metric Modulation apply to?

An Obligatory Falsecard and a Marked Finesse Card are terms used in?

Shift and Cop are terms used in?

Ambient Occlusion and Additive Blending are terms used in?

Franssen F1 and Franssen F2 are forms of?

Camilla and Cockade are examples of?

Clavo and Cortina are terms associated with?

Nocebo and Placebo are terms terms used in?

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