Passage Summary: A critic argues that even though many popular psychology theories are messy and confusing, it doesn't matter because they actually work better for patients than scientific ones do.

Conclusion: The fact that many popular psychological theories are inelegant and fail to clarify the psyche is not actually significant.

Reasoning: These popular theories are more successful in a therapeutic context than the more scientific theories they compete with.

Analysis: To identify the role of this statement, look for the pivot word 'However,' which signals the author's main conclusion. The statement in question follows that conclusion and provides the evidence for why the 'inelegance' of the theories is unimportant. Therefore, it functions as a premise supporting the idea that therapeutic results are the true measure of a theory's value. Notice how the critic acknowledges a weakness only to dismiss it using this specific piece of evidence.