In rhetoric and dialectic they are viewed as sophisms, ruses, and eristic stratagems. The trio concoct elaborate, custom, and sometimes expensive ruses to deceive the women. The line of demarcation between legitimate ruses and forbidden acts of perfidy is sometimes indistinct. In particular instances more elaborate ruses were created using taxidermy or trick photography. He radically alters his wardrobe and begins using elaborate ruses to see Charlotte socially. He subverts the Emergents' own oppressive security systems through a series of high-risk ruses. After some clever ruses, Uhtred manages to escape with the girl. The employment of firecrackers was part of "ruses de guerre". She sees through all the ruses and exits back into the corridor. Later they discover that it was one of his many ruses. Through a series of ruses and perseverance, he enters Lisa's apartment. Through various ruses, he reached the Swiss border by train. These ruses seemed to work as the UN advance sped up.