I was wondering what you all thought of a writing sample that slightly (but respectfully and with evidence) disagrees with part of a POI's work.
Basically, the argument is like this: My POI says X happened Y way from the 1830s onward. I say X happened Z way from the late 1840s onward.
We both submit to the same idea, but just differ on its time frame.
Do you think they would stop reading? Take offense? Have their interested piqued?
I imagine they will respectfully disagree with me (and rightfully, they wrote a whole peer-reviewed book on it), but does that adversely affect my chances at admission?