Robert Fisk's article, "The Jargon Disease," critiques the growing use of complex and meaningless language, especially in bureaucratic, political, and media circles. Fisk argues that jargon—a specialized or technical language that’s often convoluted and obscure—acts as a kind of barrier between the speaker or writer and their audience, intentionally or unintentionally confusing rather than clarifying. What "Jargon" Signifies In this context, jargon refers to language that’s overly technical, inflated, or obscure, often used within specific fields like politics, academia, business, or journalism. Instead of clear, direct terms, jargon relies on abstract words or phrases that can be hard for the average person to understand. While jargon can serve as a shorthand within a specialized community (like medical terminology among doctors), when it enters broader public discourse, it often complicates rather than communicates. In Fisk’s view, jargon creates a sense of au