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IMO people use jargon to make their not very smart idea seem smarter. I see it all the time.
The smartest people are ones who can explain things without resorting to a thesaurus. I think of Parenti.
Edit: Since this is gaining controversy, I'll say that I've written, edited, and published many a grad level research paper. Believe me when I say that hiding behind jargon is a really thing that people do, especially in higher education. Reducing unnecessary jargon is also something that many a researcher has been urged to do. This idea isn't original to me, I'm just repeating it here.