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Why Do We Attribute Credibility to People That Obfuscate?
There's a tension as a reader that we appreciate the beauty and power of like complex weaving of words without assigning as much value to actual clear communication of an idea. If you articulate, you can make bad ideas sound very acceptable and great. Noam Chomsky has said this before. He speaks in a very monotone and boring way so that whatever the value his ideas have, they'll shine through.