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When a reviewer believes that a value opinion in a report is unsupported, this suggests that they have not independently conducted the necessary analysis or research to establish their own value opinion. The essence of a review process is to assess the adequacy and reliability of another appraiser's conclusions. If the review maintains that the original value opinion lacks sufficient support, it indicates a lack of confidence in the substantiation provided, rather than a definitive conclusion reached by the reviewer themselves.

In the context of appraisal practice, a reviewer typically assesses the methodologies, data sources, and reasoning of an appraisal but may not derive their own value opinion without engaging in a comprehensive analytical process. Therefore, the reviewer recognizing an unsupported opinion aligns with the understanding that, at that moment, they have not formulated an alternative value opinion based on their own analysis.