Maybe simplicity is a choice. Imagine you consult with two colleagues asking for an explanation of a problem. Colleague 1 begins, "Well, it's complex, ...." C

Maybe simplicity is a choice. Imagine you consult with two colleagues asking for an explanation of a problem. Colleague 1 begins, "Well, it's complex, ...." Colleague 2 begins, "It's simple, ..." All else being equal, just based on how they introduced their explanantion, which one seems the more appealing one to listen to?