Syntax Destruction
The process of intentionally vitiating the arrangement of words and phrases with excessive jargon (especially Fedspeak) with the aim of misleading.
In the case of Fedspeak, it results with the media in opposing camps interpreting the inscrutable gobbledegook in vastly different ways leading to further polarization of the Joe Public. Now with Joe Public beclouded by partisan interpretation, interpreting inscrutable gobbledegook under the false pretenses of inbringing clarity to the Fedspeak's inscrutable gobbledegook.
In the case of Fedspeak, it results with the media in opposing camps interpreting the inscrutable gobbledegook in vastly different ways leading to further polarization of the Joe Public. Now with Joe Public beclouded by partisan interpretation, interpreting inscrutable gobbledegook under the false pretenses of inbringing clarity to the Fedspeak's inscrutable gobbledegook.
Alan Greenspan's syntax destruction made it seemed like he answered the question, but in fact he did not. In reality he responded with inscrutable gobbledegook.