Retain this as the author's critique; no new measured prevalence or causal effect is established here. Scores should remain linked to tasting conditions and notes, not treated as interchangeable across critics.
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Burton discusses rating scales, their convenience and critiques of preference, group influence, fatigue, marketing incentives and style homogenization.
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A rating is compressed judgment, not objective ground truth
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Burton discusses rating scales, their convenience and critiques of preference, group influence, fatigue, marketing incentives and style homogenization.
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Retain this as the author's critique; no new measured prevalence or causal effect is established here. Scores should remain linked to tasting conditions and notes, not treated as interchangeable across critics.
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