Layman's Terms: Difference between revisions

Compare [[Expospeak Gag]], where the incomprehensible technobabble was itself an obfuscated version of something straightforward, and [[Sophisticated As Hell]]. See also [[Phlebotinum Analogy]]. The next step after this is [[Buffy Speak]], where the character either can't think of the proper term or can't think of a good [[LaymansLayman's Terms]] explanation and resorts to referring to "things" and "stuff."

In cases of [[Technology Marches On]] or an improper assumption of [[All Viewers Are Morons]], this can lead to a reasonable explanation followed by an inane, overly simplified explanation of a concept that was already understood on the first try. Depending upon the setting it may also lead to the audience to assume different things about characters that ought to know better, for example explaining basic or advanced physics to space-faring humans like such topics wouldn't have been required reading already.