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This sounds like a lot of "should works". I'm curious whether this is something you've successfully executed.

Anyone who is doing a good enough job of perception management is going to be better at managing perceptions from conversations better than you. They've had more practice!

You can end up looking like a person who overly cares about individual glory/not being a "team player"/trying to rain on someone else's parade.

Especially with C. People can spot disingenuous comments much easier than non-expert comments.

And easier way would be to implement something like stand-ups or demo days where each person has to own something.

Consistent underperformance should then be easily visible.

> biding your time

They will see you coming long before you see them. They will have previously set up their reward system with you so it's a Mutually Assured Destruction relationship.

c) you are able to pull it off in a calm manner, preferably something that could be perceived as you just asking for a clarification, but still leaves the meeting in a slightly uncomfortable state because the bullshitter's "explanation" seems so obviously fake to anyone with half a brain.

This seems like a great idea until you realise that these bullshitters thrive together and the meeting is full of them so they are going to hang on each others claims.

Point C being really important. Lose a lot of credibility if you lose your cool while doing that.