Question

While vagueness, ambiguity, and indirectness are generally considered negative qualities when you're aspiring to be a clear speaker and critical thinker, the rsa animate video suggests that there are times when veiled and indirect language serves a useful purpose in our interpersonal interactions. what hypothesis does the video offer as to why we often avoid explicit language?

Answer 1

The hypothesis that the RSA Animate video offers as to why we often avoid explicit language is that indirect language creates individual knowledge, while explicit language creates mutual knowledge that we cannot take back.

Uttering explicit language can be a determinant of a person’s first impression towards the speaker.