[kelvin0]

The nit picking I refer to is not about arguing, once a non-standard piece of code is pointed out, the reviewee usually agrees to correct the issue. I refer to the fact that the reviewers will look at the leaves in the tree and not notice the burning inferno and smoke up ahead in the forest...

[MollyR]

I found the only thing that helps is having a strong team lead who identifies this and has the authority to nudge people back on track.