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Re:Tortured phrases: A dubious writing style emerging in sci... by golemotron on Sunday August 08, 2021 @05:18PM (#28110198)
There might be a common concept between this, chaff[1] and Steven Pinker's Euphemism Treadmill.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaff_(countermeasure)

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