I’m not sure how I feel about Wiki’s advice against weasel words. Some people might find it useful, I guess.

Oh wait, I couldn’t say that in a Wiki document…

I’m speaking specifically of their discussion about the bandwagon fallacy. I think there’s plenty of use in discussion for phrases like “some people” or “most people,” unless we’re trying to drive home a firmly empirical point which has to be supported by citable evidence. It all depends on context and application, I guess, and I hate prescriptive advice that could easily be translated as “never say ‘most people’”.

Otherwise, yes, simple speech is best.

As far as breathy faux-spiritual voice–I know what you’re talking about. I’ve heard it and I’ m not really fond of it either.