Critical judgment of work in any given field has little value unless it comes from someone who is an expert in that field.
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Should only experts be allowed to critically assess a work in a certain field or should we also heed the opinion of laymen when gauging the intrinsic quality of a work? Certainly experts' judgements are often more accurate and more precise, after all these people have a lot more knowledge; they have spent years learning their jobs and have an experienced eye. However, I believe that other people's critical judgements, unless they are complete dilettantes in the concerned gamut, should be taken seriously.
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Sentence: Indeed, if everyone's opinion, be they experts or dabblers, counted the same in the judgment of a work, people would be discouraged to study for years and gain experience in a certain field.
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Suggestion: Refer to they and experts
Sentence: Returning to my example from the arts' world, how many paintings were harshly criticised by contemporary experts, but praised as chefs d'oeuvres a few years later by others?
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Sentence: Turner also encountered many difficulties when trying to introduce new style elements into his paitings.
Error: paitings Suggestion: paintings
Sentence: Sometimes a fresh look from people uneducated in that specific gamut may be extremenly valuable in assessing a work's quality.
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Sentence: Nevertheless, if one's task is to evaluate the quality of a work, more infomation can never be harmful.
Error: infomation Suggestion: information
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