ruse vs strategy

ruse

noun
  • An action intended to deceive; a trick. 

  • Cunning, guile, trickery. 

verb
  • To deceive or trick using a ruse. 

strategy

noun
  • A plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal. 

  • The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare. 

  • The act of strategizing; the development of effective strategies. 

How often have the words ruse and strategy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )