Reviews Reviews may inform, evaluate, persuade, and entertain. In fact, many reviews represent a subtle and complex mix of these purposes.
Some reviews are largely informative.
An informative review would be appropriate, for instance, if you decided to write a review for the student newspaper comparing the 3 best-selling bikes in a certain price range to help students decided which is the best buy. A review cannot merely state its judgment, it must argue for it. Some reviews are largely evaluative. These reviews also have an implicit or explicit argumentative edge. Z. Some reviews, though partly informative or evaluative in intent, also aim to entertain.