Hanoi was flabbergasted, believing that it had been duped into a propaganda ploy by Kissinger. Xiaodong arrives angrily and accuses Nanhua of his underhanded ploy. Use of the term to self-identify has been criticized as a dishonest rhetorical ploy. To resolve this situation, Sher Shah resorted to a cunning ploy. In response, the Aquino government dismissed Marcos's statements as being a mere propaganda ploy. This advice was a deliberate ploy by other businessmen to get him bankrupted. Kuwait dismissed the accusations as a false Iraqi ploy to justify military action against it. There is also speculation that it is a marketing ploy rather than an actual project. Vanessa Cortlandt's ploy to distract Bianca. The special prosecutor rejected the charge, concluding that it was "a political ploy". Holmes says "RACHE" was a ploy to fool the police. Lyle also showed restraint and did not respond to Ali's attempts at the rope-a-dope ploy. However, the entire ploy was a trap. Some state that it is a marketing ploy. Lisa is infuriated after knowing about the ploy.