Quote by: Daniel Kahneman

If you care about being thought credible and intelligent, do not use complex language where simpler language will do. My Princeton colleague Danny Oppenheimer refuted a myth prevalent among undergraduates about the vocabulary that professors find most impressive. In an article titled "Consequences of Erudite Vernacular Utilized Irrespective of Necessity: Problems with Using Long Words Needlessly," he showed that couching familiar ideas in pretentious language is taken as a sign of poor intelligence and low credibility.


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  • NameDaniel Kahneman
  • DescriptionIsraeli-American psychologist
  • BornMarch 5, 1934
  • CountryIsrael; United States Of America
  • ProfessionPsychologist; Economist; University Professor; Scientist; Educationist