Original sentence: Eagleton responded by article in The Guardian, noting that the main bone of contention—the substance of Amis' remarks and views—had got lost amongst the media furore
Edited sentence: Eagleton responded by article in The Guardian, noting that the main bone of contention—the substance of Amis' remarks and views—had got lost amongst the media furore, thus avoiding the issue that he had mis-quoted and mis-applied Amis's remarks entirely