Advice on Ridley Fenix SLA Disc vs. Scott Speedster Gravel 20

Hello

Currently looking at a new bike. First I considered the Ridley Fenix SLA Disc with 105 groupset since it was more or less the only road bike with Tiagra+ that was in stock in my LBS. The guy there recommended the Scott Speedster Gravel 20 instead.

The intended use is commuting (~20km/day) with hopefully regular 20-50km rides on weekends or days where I WFH. Unless I specifically seek it out all the ride will be on paved bike lanes or roads. Living in Northern Europe it means that half the year it will ride in rain and sometimes snow.

I used to commute on a Cannondale Optimo 1 until it was totaled and I've mostly ridden road bikes most beforehand. Currently my commute is on what the anglosphere would consider a dutch-style bicycle as a replacement for the Cannondale.

From the discussion with the sales guy he said the gravel bike would be more comfortable with a slightly lower speed at the same power (which wouldn't matter much to me since my fitness would need to improve much more before the bike makes a difference). The price doesn't matter since they're practically the same.

The only benefit I can think of for the Ridley is that it has slightly better performance and control, which can probably be alleviated by getting some thinner wheels on the Scott. Additionally, it seems the Scott would be more useful if I ever actually get my ass in gear and get the bike touring trip I've considered started, although that's a future me's problem and would be a good excuse for a third or fourth bike anyway.

Had I just gone in and bought it I would have gotten the Ridley since road bikes are what I'm comfortable with, but I would like to hear from people who have gone from road to gravel bikes and what they think or anything I haven't considered.