Since it’s clearly not as simple as “he wants more, I don’t”, those details are very relevant.

By omitting key details when asking for opinions, you effectively tried to shape the responses in a way that would validate your perspective as opposed to putting everything out there and eliciting the more accurate, possibly unflattering opinions that would form with more information. It’s not about “assigning blame”, it’s about forming nuanced, educated opinions instead of generic opinions that only apply in general terms.