I just received a copy from Amazon of the latest introduction to New Testament Textual Criticism. Sorely disappointed. Among other things, the author blithely repeats the old "since most scholars say ..." adage. Most scholars adopt reasoned eclecticism. Most scholars don't believe text types ever existed. Most scholars think that the Byzantine text type is late.
I've found that the majority is rarely right.
I'd like to encourage you to be sure of your facts by checking them, not simply by following "the majority of scholars."