Agreed! I really hate the Gladwell hate. I think he is hated because he's popular. He is Nickelback or Creed to certain non-fiction readers who aren't mad at Gladwell really, but dislike the people who read pop non-fiction and think it science.

He never claimed to be a scientist. And has said many times something like "If the charge against me is being more entertaining than informing then I plead guilty!".