As I said earlier, it's bad writing that creates the pseudo-paradox. If these folks wanted to be clear, they could be clear. They're interested in being oh-so-clever, not clear.
As for wordsmith being a BS word, as OnceDear suggested, I'm going to point out that it's a very interesting word in that it has an established definition (someone who is expert at using words; a professional writer) and an urban moderne usage, namely one who strings words together in pleasing, interesting, amusing ways regardless of their meaning. I'm not sure which definition Rob was using.
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