The paper was pretty clear that the popular opinion (among those with knowledge of the topic) is mixed, with advocates for both single blind and double blind, and that that vast majority of evaluations is done single blind - that is to say, aligned with the kcorbitt's position.

What do you mean by "devil's advocate"? Because I can't make sense of how to apply either my understanding of the term, nor the description at Wikipedia, to kcorbitt's comment.