Some theorists argue that literary critics should strive to be value-neutral in their literary criticism  These theorists maintain that by exposing the meaning of literary works without evaluating them, critics will enable readers to make their own judgments about the works' merits  But literary criticism cannot be completely value-neutral
Thus, some theorists are mistaken about what is an appropriate goal for literary criticism
Any critic who is able to help readers make their own judgments about literary works' merits should strive to produce value-neutral criticism.