> but also reflects to the reader the strength of the defender's stance. I don't know what you're trying to say here. Is it equivalent to "the person making t

> but also reflects to the reader the strength of the defender's stance. I don't know what you're trying to say here. Is it equivalent to "the person making the decision is a bad person and the person objecting is a good person"? If you're claiming that the reason for the decision is bad, shouldn't you argue that point with some specificity? (There are lots of reasons why a decision might be bad - surely you should mention which ones apply.)