The correct answer is (C) Trickery; craftiness; cunning; artifice; a trick, artifice or stratagem intended to fool, trap, or entice. An artful method of persuasion employing guile in order to deceive or snare.

Wile comes from Middle English wil, Old English wiggle (magic), Old Norse vél (craft)

Examples of use:

• He had barely begun to talk, but she saw through the boy's wiles.
• However, by his wile, he convinced his neighbor to participate in his scheme.