Question

context
the used - car salesman from whom i bought my vehicle was devious or not honest. he said in a devious or lying way that the \previously owned\ car had been \gently used\ despite the dashboard instruments showing it had been driven for over 45,000 miles. after id been deceived by his devious or tricky manner, i discovered that the first owner put all those miles on the car in a mere six months!
quiz: what is something a devious person might do?
a. think of others before themselves.
b. tell lies to get what they want.
c. tell someone their true opinion of something.
word ingredients
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memory hook
devil obvious
its quite obvious to me that the devil was acting in a devious way, otherwise he wouldnt be a devil!

Explanation:

From the context, the used - car salesman was devious as he lied about the car's usage (said it was “gently used” but it had high mileage) to deceive the buyer (get the sale). Option a shows self - less behavior, not devious. Option c is being honest, while devious implies trickery or deception, so option b matches the meaning of devious (lying to achieve one's goal).

Answer:

b. Tell lies to get what they want.