PT115 · S2 · Q6 Poor writers often express mundane

Volume Dial phrasings like "the more x, the more y" are basically the strongest form of language, because they travel infinitely in both directions. According to this answer, "A rose is red" is better writing than "A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet", because the former is simpler. This takes simplicity too far. The paragraph told us not to write in a complicated way just to hide that we have nothing interesting to say. But we can still be complicated if we're saying something interesting.

This is a very extreme takeaway. We're just dismissing an entire segment of the reading audience? And why that segment? If we wanted to write in this pretentious fake-smart way they're describing, then we want inattentive readers, because they're the ones we can fool.

This might seem somewhat tempting. The paragraph was describing writers who were covering up for their mediocrity by writing in a complex style. But the paragraph wasn't talking about talented / not talented, in regards to using a complex writing style. The paragraph was talking about have something interesting to say / don't have something interesting to say, in regards to using a complex writing style. This answer is saying that if you're not in the uppermost echelon of most-talented writers, you can never successfully pull off a complex style. Too extreme.

This extreme claim is not only too strong to be attractive, it's actually somewhat contradicted by the passage. Inattentive readers (not-alert) also seem to be sensitive to writing style. After all, they may be impressed by a fancy writing style.