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Originally Posted by Plato  So they are deceptive in their means rather than honest? They are still using "means" though, whether consciously or not, to achieve the effects they do.
On this basis I don't think manipulation is a good word to use. Honesty has meaning. Manipulation doesn't. |
In my view, the opposite of being forthright is not being deceptive -- it's being underhanded. Not the same thing. But maybe you believe "underhanded" has no meaning, too.