But there are too many unanswered questions, too many glib capitulations to the modern canon, which absolves the author of all responsibility for his stories.
Such inferences, made before the data has been carefully analyzed, they say, are too glib and may lead policymakers to pursue inappropriate and even harmful reforms.
The repertory by which "fang-shih" won their patronage included not only storytelling, but glib dissertations on astrology, omenology, and esoteric philosophy and various performances of magical arts.