Con artist?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="con">con</span> <span word="artists">artists</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="They">They</span> <span word="mix">mix</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="truthful">truthful</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lies">lies</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="con">con</span>-<span word="artists">artists</span> <span word="do">do</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Con">Con</span> <span word="artists">artists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="con">con</span> <span word="men">men</span> – <span word="cheaters">cheaters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="swindlers">swindlers</span>?</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="artists">artists</span>”, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="elevated">elevated</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="con">con</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="form">form</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cheek">cheek</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> “<span word="con">con</span> <span word="artist">artist</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pejorative">pejorative</span> <span word="term">term</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="con">con</span>” <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="con">con</span> <span word="artists">artists</span>” <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="con">con</span> <span word="game">game</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="con">con</span> <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="pros">pros</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cons">cons</span>” <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quintessence">quintessence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="con">con</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="Con">Con</span> <span word="artists">artists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="suckers">suckers</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trust">trust</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="when">when</span> “<span word="they">they</span> <span word="mix">mix</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="truthful">truthful</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lies">lies</span>”, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truthful">truthful</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="helps">helps</span>, <span word="later">later</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lies">lies</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="con">con</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="inch">inch</span>. <span word="For">For</span> 100 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="con">con</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="interested">interested</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="landing">landing</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="colonize">colonize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="begun">begun</span>.</p>
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