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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I've definitely noticed this to be a prevalent problem in academia. People will often use sophistry to make it sound that their point is more profound than it really is. Reading through such flowery language to identify the gist of what's actually being said is extremely exhausting.