People are lazy. They like to think they're clever, but in reality, they're just lazy.

I agree that the use of buzzwords or catch phrases allows the speaker to confuse the listener.

HOWEVER, I disagree with your examples of buzzwords.

Dreamers, DACA, MeToo, ICE, IED are not "buzzwords". They are examples of jargon as you suggested. To me, jargon are words, names, phrases particular to a subject that can't be use in any other context. No journalist would use jargon if another word can be used. Clearly, when a journalist mentions DACA, they're referring to a specific "thing". That "thing" can't be anything else but "Dreamers".

Anyway, those examples you gave, and most jargon you hear in the media, are used to get to the statement quicker. I wouldn't want a journalist to explain who ICE is and what they do.

Here's an example of a buzzword/catch-phrase-heavy memo sent to my imaginary "team leaders" in my imaginary corporation: "Thought leaders. Synergize with your team members. We need to find a strategic leverage so that we hit the ground running when we release [whatever product]. Shift the paradigm. Influence the influencers."

Agreed. Buzzwords are truly ineffectual communication from their inception. They quickly turn into recognition words only so that folks can recognize their fellow this or that. There are many examples of jargon built up around certain disciplines for the purpose of communicating complicated ideas without excessive verbiage, and that makes sense. In my careers I've had to learn three different jargon based languages. I have no problem with that. We even do that in the military to the level of being unintelligible sometimes in civilian life because it was drilled into us so well.

I agree 100%. The buzzword I'm setting my sites on now is "community" when not used to refer to a particular geographical location. But let's keep clear the distinction between buzzwords and euphemisms!