exposé vs pretext

exposé

noun
  • A publication of investigative journalism that reveals hidden and often scandalous truths. 

  • The act of exposing somebody or something; a shameful showing up. 

  • A formal recital or exposition. 

pretext

noun
  • A false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason; a pretense. 

verb
  • To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else. 

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