>I'd also like to add that the use of fancy language to dress up bad ideas is
>not at all confined to writing about politics. Engineering papers that
>describe an unoriginal or unimpressive idea typically use a lot of technical
>language, have plenty of equations, and cite lots of references. Good papers
>are typically much easier to read as a good idea stands on its own. Of course,
>sometimes difficult writing really is needed, but my impression is that people
>are often intentionally unclear as plain language would expose their ideas for
>what they are.
>
The other thing I notice, as I am forced to attend many corporate
meetings, is that the more dishonest one is forced to be, the more
comfortably one falls into using cliches and pre-prepped phrases. Orwell
already noted this, but I see it proved every single day at work.
Joanna