ButSeriously
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I seen a report on TV the other night about jargon. They were discussing how few people understand it won’t admit to not understanding because it will make them look stupid. If this is the case are we in danger of having large amounts of misinformed people on our hands simply because the conveyor of the information wanted to look clever by using jargon that the recipient didn’t understand and wouldn’t admit to? The case study was centred around a local authority.
The report also stated that many people use jargon as a means to make them appear to be more clever than they are and concluded that this minority are creating a nation where the majority feel inferior.
In my view, the media, in particular television news reports, are guilty of “dumming down” their reports in order to reach the masses. Why then do government bodies who are dealing with the public on a daily basis, insist on taking the stance of talking rings around people in a way that they will never understand?
The report also stated that many people use jargon as a means to make them appear to be more clever than they are and concluded that this minority are creating a nation where the majority feel inferior.
In my view, the media, in particular television news reports, are guilty of “dumming down” their reports in order to reach the masses. Why then do government bodies who are dealing with the public on a daily basis, insist on taking the stance of talking rings around people in a way that they will never understand?