The book is plagued by turgid prose, facile observations, and far-fetched inferences from limited evidence. |
They try to turn our complex and multifaceted planet into the facile contents of a military thriller. |
In each, a few images are artlessly patched together, their Dada spirit in keeping with their facile, throwaway humor. |
It's also an utterly facile argument that successful competition is somehow linked to the freedom to use foul language, as you suggest. |
There is an equally facile sub-breed of Malthusians convinced that the World will exhaust its energy reserves in 15-20 years. |
If you want Swift to be a dark ironist rather than a facile pamphleteer, you might examine the premises that make his fable so easy to digest. |