muddled , simplistic and more than a little pretentious . 
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(ROOT (S (ADJP (ADJP (VBN )) (, ) (ADJP (JJ )) (CC ) (ADVP (ADVP (JJR )) (PP (IN ) (ADJP (NP (DT ) (JJ )) (JJ ))))) (. )))