If it is true that...

Aristotle's metaphysics was largely a failed experiment with few ideas worth keeping

and

The metaphysics is among the least read of all famous books

Then it must be true that...

Unclear writing about big ideas can seem attractive to inexperienced but ambitious students

If it is true that...

Unclear writing about big ideas can seem attractive to inexperienced but ambitious students

and

It's hard to distinguish something that's hard to understand due to unclear writing from something that's hard to understand due to complex ideas

Then it must be true that...

Traditional philosophy seems attractive because it appears as difficult as math but broader in scope