JKR's writings are meant to seem reasonable to the lay person who does not know much about the topic. To understand criticism of them you need to develop a deep

JKR's writings are meant to seem reasonable to the lay person who does not know much about the topic. To understand criticism of them you need to develop a deeper understanding of the subject independent of what she wrote. Context is key. Something similar could be said about the topic of the OP. I think people are too quick to assume that criticisms are in bad faith when they are unfamiliar with the background.