Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Goi RanshÅ `` believed that Sorai was motivated to surpass ItÅ Jinsai , another Confucianist who had influenced him a great deal , and that Sorai took his arguments to the level of abursdity for this reason .
Simplified: Goi RanshÅ `` believed that Sorai was motivated to surpass ItÅ Jinsai , another leading Confucianist .