Confusion

Hi,

Which one of these 'reduce/alleviate/mitigate' would you be most likely to use when talking about a professor?

"Instead of alleviating/reducing/mitigating the confusion she usually causes, she just moves on to the next topic."

I feel like 'mitigate' doesn't really work here. 'Alleviate' and 'reduce' sound better but still a bit too formal.

What do you think?

Thank you.