Well, the defense is if I have bias there is a chance there is a reader who shares that bias; I liked or disliked a decision the creator of the work made, which doesn't necessarily invalidate that decision, it is a valid concern for a consumer. Also many of the works reviewed on Flayrah have the goal to be appealing to everybody; if the critic, who is part of everybody, does not find something appealing, then that is a valid criticism.
Furthermore, if you don't like opinion pieces, because what we are talking about is opinion, well, the decision to share the opinion is a decision the critic made creating his work. And trust me, I consider my reviews as works in and of themselves, with value outside of their relation to the work critiqued, as I'm sure many reviewers do.
In other words, you are criticizing reviews for being ... reviews.
Well, the defense is if I have bias there is a chance there is a reader who shares that bias; I liked or disliked a decision the creator of the work made, which doesn't necessarily invalidate that decision, it is a valid concern for a consumer. Also many of the works reviewed on Flayrah have the goal to be appealing to everybody; if the critic, who is part of everybody, does not find something appealing, then that is a valid criticism.
Furthermore, if you don't like opinion pieces, because what we are talking about is opinion, well, the decision to share the opinion is a decision the critic made creating his work. And trust me, I consider my reviews as works in and of themselves, with value outside of their relation to the work critiqued, as I'm sure many reviewers do.
In other words, you are criticizing reviews for being ... reviews.