Inflammatory, yes. But not without background. Like you, I will of course be more likely to be influenced by what I see as good research on the paper. However,

Inflammatory, yes. But not without background. Like you, I will of course be more likely to be influenced by what I see as good research on the paper. However, my own experience tells me that what is written is seldom an exact reflection of how things did in fact go in practice. From that point of view, it becomes difficult to trust what people write.