Well put 22! Thanks for the warm welcome!
I can't stand dealing with inspectors that won't justify their calls with a code section. I won't always read a contractor the code, but will always substantiate my calls with code or manufacturer requirements. I'd rather deal with a tradesman that attempts to know the code and work with me rather than against me. I'll always bend over backwards to help people understand why they're being written for something. I'll also usually give my best suggestions for fixing the problem.
Although I seldom take this approach, the tradesman has the burden of proof here, not the inspector.
However, when I get an argumentative tradesman that doesn't want to work with me and just wants to get away with something, I ask two questions....
1) what code are we enforcing here?
2) what color is that code book?
MANY builders and tradesmen have no idea of the answer to either question. That's when I stop giving explanations and start giving code section numbers. That forces them to at least get a book and open it.