artifice vs reality

artifice

noun
  • A crafty but underhanded deception. 

  • A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse. 

  • A strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture. 

  • A tactical move to gain advantage. 

verb
  • To construct by means of skill or specialised art 

reality

noun
  • A real entity, event, or other fact. 

  • The entirety of all that is real. 

  • The real world. 

  • The state of being actual or real; realness. 

  • An individual observer's own subjective perception of that which is real. 

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