> The dialogues interspersed between the chapters... There are dialogues, and they are interspersed between chapters of traditional prose > ...are, indeed, of

> The dialogues interspersed between the chapters... There are dialogues, and they are interspersed between chapters of traditional prose > ...are, indeed, often XXX, but they have virtues that, YYY, far outweigh these drawbacks; they are ZZZ Said dialogues have negative attributes XXX. However, they also have positive attributes ZZZ. These positive attributes are characterized as YYY. > XXX contrived made to suit a purpose > arch underhanded > heavy-handed obvious > YYY pedagogically good for teaching ...and so on.