by an overly sillified plot and stop-and-start pacing 
(ROOT (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (DT an) (ADJP (RB overly) (VBN sillified)) (NN plot)) (CC and) (NP (NML (S (VP (NN stop) (HYPH -) (CC and) (HYPH -) (NN start)))) (NN pacing)))))
(ROOT (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (ADJP (RB ) (VBN )) (NN )) (CC ) (NP (NML (S (VP (NN ) (HYPH ) (CC ) (HYPH ) (NN )))) (NN )))))