For mediocre "pushing-the-envelope" publish-or-perish papers, it's often a matter of flinging the muddy paper at enough journals until it sticks at one of them.

For mediocre "pushing-the-envelope" publish-or-perish papers, it's often a matter of flinging the muddy paper at enough journals until it sticks at one of them. If so, the last thing you want is for the reviewer to actually understand what you're talking about. So obfuscate the hell out of it and hope you get a lazy "uhh, looks good!" referee.