Complex sentence: Nietzsche argues that the "deus ex machina" creates a false sense of consolation that ought not to be sought in phenomena and this denigration of the plot device has prevailed in critical opinion.
Split into simpler sentences: Nietzsche argues that the "deus ex machina" creates a false sense of consolation that ought not to be sought in phenomena. His denigration of the plot device has prevailed in critical opinion.