Its a type of misdirection, where person A makes it look like person A thinks the other(s) don't know what person A is doing. Then the other(s) try to hide the fact they know and set up a scheme for person A which he falls for(the katalyst). Then at moment supreme set up by person A takes advantage of the other(s) because person A knows they think person a thinks: you don't know.

It takes great patience and endurance to pull this of for for person A has to schemed willingly and has to pretend for a very long time he doesn't know the other(s) schemed him.

Many people don't know this but a kansas city shuffle is often used in the stock market with all of the other traders as victims.
Damn, Volkswagen autogroup pulled a real kansas city shuffle in 2017.
by Kansascityshuffle August 22, 2017
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