# Is there a term for critics bias? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 25, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-critics-bias/799836 "2017-10-25T20:14:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dstarfire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dstarfire/32/5762_2.png) [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-critics-bias/799836/1 "2017-10-25T20:14:32Z")
A lot of critics\* seem to inevitably reach a point where they value originality over quality, expression, enjoyability, or whatever benefits one would expect to obtain from a medium (e.g. expression or idea in visual art, flavor in foods, fun in gaming). Is there a term of phrase for this phenomenon? I’d think it’s fairly universal. \*by critics I mean highly experienced reviewers. The people who would’ve been writing a column in magazines and newspapers, before the modern internet and customer review sites like yelp and amazon. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-critics-bias/799836/2 "2017-10-25T20:21:40Z")
Moved to Cafe Society. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-critics-bias/799836/3 "2017-10-25T20:31:13Z")
> [@dstarfire](#): > > Is there a term of phrase for this phenomenon? “Becoming jaded,” maybe. “To burn out” or “become jaundiced” or “grow cynical”…?