Criticism is good. The useful effect of criticism is to help people improve what they are responsible for. The designer is told “the interface is inconvenient”, he improves it, and a user-friendly interface is obtained. The writer is told “you have a typo,” he corrects it, and now there is no typo. Criticism makes the world a better place.

But there's a problem: sometimes criticism is hard to take because it's framed as a personal insult. Such criticism does not achieve any useful effect; relationships and reputation deteriorate because of it.

To achieve benefits, maintain relationships and not spoil your reputation, follow the three laws of criticism.

The first law of criticism. If you don't like it, criticize it

Criticize everything you don’t like, regardless of whether someone else has criticized it and whether you believe in the effectiveness of criticism.

The button in Internet banking does not work - wrote to technical support
The text on the site is poorly worded - wrote to the author
The asphalt in the yard is bad - wrote to the city portal

If you are being ignored due to an important issue, do not hesitate to turn on the “client from hell” and blow the minds of those responsible. It so happens that dispatchers, designers, presidents, programmers, writers and in general all of us constantly criticize those who do not defend their position. If one person reported a problem, the problem doesn't exist. But if a hundred people worry about this problem every day, we will find a way to solve it.

Don't expect the problem to go away on its own. Don’t rely on someone else to tell you about the problem for you. If you don't like it, criticize it.

The second law of criticism. If you criticize, justify it

For criticism to be useful, you need to explain what exactly you don’t like and why it’s bad:

The button is pressed, but nothing happens. I don't receive SMS, I can't pay.
It is not clear from the text what to do after the notification arrives. I didn't do anything and the payment didn't go through.
The asphalt in the yard was laid poorly: there were continuous holes. It is inconvenient to travel by car, and completely impossible by bicycle.

Always criticize the work, but never the person. Don't try to imply that the person in charge is incompetent. This is not possible:

Do you use your own online banking?
Did you hire students to write this text?
What, they cut everything up and there wasn’t enough for asphalt? Just for fun, come into our yard and see the conditions in which your voters live.

Such criticism leads nowhere, because from the outside it looks arrogant. Since criticism is perceived by a living person, he will not want to respond to such criticism. Imagine people writing to your website: “What kind of idiot made this website?”

Criticism is hard to take: it means that the person in charge did a poor job. Don't make it worse with arrogant comments. If you criticize, justify it.

The third law of criticism. If you know, offer

My blog is read by designers, writers and developers. A good designer sees bad design around him and knows how to improve it. The same goes for the writer and developer:

The designer, unlike the average user, knows Fitts' law and that the interface is evil. A designer may suggest an improvement that the average user would not be aware of.

The editor is well-read, studies international experience and understands how to correctly compose public announcements. He will make a much more convincing announcement than an ordinary official or citizen.

The developer knows how to optimize animation and knows what 60 FPS is. Where the user sins on a slow computer, the developer already optimizes the animation.

If you know how to improve something you are dissatisfied with, suggest an improvement. It doesn’t matter whether it is correct or not, whether it will be implemented or not, whether you take into account some subtleties or not. If you know, offer it.

Law in action

This is what unconstructive criticism with passive aggression looks like:

Have you seen the new Alfa Bank website? What a fierce p...t! @alfabank, why are you doing this to us?

It's arrogant and unhelpful. Unless you throw a cheap show-off in front of your friends: look how brave I am, I’m throwing a barrel at Alfa Bank. Unfortunately, this criticism will not help either you or Alfa Bank.

Here's what useful, reasoned criticism looks like:

@alfabank on your website the background video is slow under Chrome on Rasbury. I suggest replacing it with static images if the client is low-power. Here is the code: (link)

Now you have a chance to change Alfa Bank, receive an invitation to work from them, and genuine respect from your friends.

Remember the three laws

1. If you don't like it, criticize it
2. If you criticize, justify it
3. If you know, offer

Practice

I invite readers to practice commenting on this post. Criticize everything you don't like.

Thanks to Artyom Sapegin, Kolya Toverovsky and the Alfa Bank support team.

“Paul Feig, as you know, doesn’t just stage female comedies, he gender-corrects various entertainment genres that have traditionally been dominated by men - spy action films, buddy movies, sci-fi comedies, epic party comedies.

The Victim here is, of course, film noir, with Feig making it clear (not very subtly) that he's seen not only Double Indemnity but also Clouzot's She-Devils.

And it’s immediately clear that Kendrick’s character will end up playing the role of either a mug who fell for the femme fatale’s bait, or her savior, or, as happened most often in these films, a mug who naively considers himself a savior.”

Anton Dolin, Meduza:

“Director Paul Feig is a central figure in the new wave of Hollywood feminism, wittily and aptly interpreting from film to film the place of women in modern society and traditional system film genres His belated (Feig came to big cinema from TV series) feature debut, Bridesmaids in Vegas, was a brilliant response to obscene “male” comedies about the loss of virginity. "Cops in Skirts" tackled the cop buddy movie, "Spy" tackled the James Bond myth, and "Ghostbusters" was an all-female spin on the iconic 1980s franchise. That picture did not seem entirely successful; Fig did not surpass the charm of the original source.

In “A Simple Favor” he returns to more familiar modern soil and is completely rehabilitated.

Framing first the psychological-comedy and then the detective intrigue with blog releases “for mothers” allows us to make a generalization: Fig is not talking about femme fatales, his material is the complexity of any person as such, and especially women whom we are accustomed to pushing into a certain role.”

Alisa Taezhnaya, “The Village”:

“A Simple Favor director Paul Feig, along with Judd Apatow, has been reinventing the American mainstream comedy for the last decade: Bridesmaids, Cops in Skirts and the latest Ghostbusters are all his work. The new film is rightly being promoted at the box office as “a movie from the dark side of Paul Feig.”

“A Simple Favor,” being a film without head-on jokes, does a great job with the nature of the comic: it contrasts Kendrick and Lively, who have different charismas, casually jokes about a hypocritical family, quotes “Gone Girl” and “The Girl on the Train” not without irony, and pronounces judgment on people who are ready hang yourself for money.

There are a lot of little things scattered here to catch the eye. "The Request" is more reminiscent of a strange detective story from the 70s or 80s than a clichéd product of the modern box office."

Denis Ruzaev, Lenta:

“Pretending to be an action movie, Ultimate Fighting is, after all, a drama about survival in unbearable life circumstances, moreover, based on the best-selling memoir of the real Billy Moore. If Moore, however, naturalistically emphasized the exoticism of his experiences in the Thai zone (it’s not for nothing that his book, even ten years after its publication, is in great demand in all tourist bookstores in Thailand), then Jean-Stéphane Sauveur, although known for films about the Colombian drug wars (“Medellín cartel") and African child soldiers ("Johnny Mad Dog"), here takes an almost impressionistic approach to directing. The camera either goes out of focus, as soon as Billy finds and takes a dose, then manages to outline the space of freedom even in the inhumane cramped conditions of the Bangkok zone, and in the scenes of fights in the ring and the training of their participants, it takes on an almost solemn intonation, glorifying physicality.”

Ilya Knapsky, KinoPoisk:

“In the film, Sauvaire is struck by the physicality of the film: large strokes of cream slide down Moore’s face before the fight; Thai backs covered with tattoos constantly creep into the frame, trying to obscure all the action; blood gushes from the protagonist's throat on the eve of an important match. Immersing the viewer in a trance with its almost documentary realism, “Pre-Dawn Prayer” (the original title of the film. - Note by “Afisha”) fits well into the galaxy of the best modern prison films, such as, for example, “From Bell to Bell” by David Mackenzie.”

Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter:

London Fields has an enticing cast of top-notch stars and is staggering in the huge difference in quality between the novel and its film adaptation. Music video director Matthew Cullen's debut is a complete disaster from start to finish, brutalizing Martin Amis' superb 1989 novel as thoroughly as possible.<...>

The film fails so comprehensively to capture the wonders of Amis's prose that it's perhaps hardly worth picking apart its overall shortcomings.

However, we note only two obvious shortcomings that are in no way directly related to the novel itself. Firstly, the picture looks simply monstrous, from the mediocre special effects to the very rough work of the production designers, which turns even luxurious places into something unsightly. Secondly, all the performers play without obvious mutual understanding.<...>Nicola [Six] for [Amber Heard] is one of the main creative challenges in her career, and, all things considered, it would not be entirely fair to blame Heard for not saving the film, despite the leading role, - after all, she has no one in this didn’t help.”

Anna Kuzmina, kino-teatr.ru:

“The role of Nicola Six threatens to become the best role of Amber Heard, who in this benefit demonstrated absolutely all facets of an actor’s nature: a beautiful butt, the ability to pose, an innocent look and a predatory grin. The role of a cold manipulator who skillfully ignites passion in men suited the actress like a glove.

Guillermo Navarro's camera doesn't leave her sleek face alone, admiring her figure, poking her in the neck in extreme close-ups.

The film draws the viewer into itself, lulls it with a voice-over, literally immerses it in the text of the future book, showing huge, full-screen words on the flickering monitor of [writer Samson] Young’s laptop, typing the novel simultaneously with the events he observes.”

CRITICISM

CRITICISM

(Greek krittke, from krino - I judge). Analysis and judgments about the merits and demerits of any subject, work, especially an essay; discussion, evaluation.

Dictionary of foreign words included in the Russian language. - Chudinov A.N., 1910 .

CRITICISM

Greek kritike, from krino, I judge, reason, argue. Condemnation and analysis of the subject, detailed and thorough.

Explanation of 25,000 foreign words that have come into use in the Russian language, with the meaning of their roots. - Mikhelson A.D., 1865 .

CRITICISM

discussion and research of the subject. Philosophical philosophy considers only the idea of ​​an object and its relationship to representation. Historical research consists of studying the authenticity of written monuments. Artistic k. explores the inner aesthetic dignity a work of art.

Dictionary of foreign words included in the Russian language. - Pavlenkov F., 1907 .

CRITICISM

analysis and discussion; assessment made on the basis of research Ph.D.

a scientific position or an entire system, a work of art, individual actions of a person and his entire character, etc. and so on., 1907 .

A complete dictionary of foreign words that have come into use in the Russian language. - Popov M.

(Criticism gr.

kritike is the art of disassembling, judging)

1) analysis, discussion of something. in order to evaluate and identify shortcomings;

2) a negative judgment about something, an indication of shortcomings., 2009 .

New dictionary of foreign words. - by EdwART,

critics, w. [from Greek kritike]. 1. units only Discussion, consideration, research of something, checking of something. with some purpose. Submit something. criticism. Relate to something. without any criticism. Critique of Pure Reason (works by the German philosopher Kant, creator of critical philosophy). 2. only units. Scientific verification of the authenticity or correctness of something. (philol.). Historical criticism (checking the correctness of the facts reported by historical documents). Criticism of the text (checking the authenticity of a writer’s text). 3. Determination of advantages and disadvantages, evaluation, analysis. Make criticism of something. Severe criticism. Below any criticism (does not meet the lowest requirements). Does not withstand criticism (see withstand). 4. only units. Unfavorable assessment, pointing out shortcomings, reproach, attacks. Criticism of the administration's actions. 5. only units. Analysis, interpretation and evaluation works of art. Belinsky was engaged in criticism. || Special literary genre, mainly magazine, dedicated to the analysis of the current fiction. Criticism of the sixties. History of Russian criticism. 6. An article containing criticism of a work of art (outdated). Write criticism.

Big dictionary foreign words.- Publishing house "IDDK", 2007 .

New dictionary of foreign words. - by EdwART,

And, pl. No, and. (German Kritik fr. critique lat. critica Greek kritikē judgment; sentencing).
1. Analysis, analysis of something. in order to make an assessment and identify shortcomings. Criticize the new law. TO. and self-criticism.
2. Analysis and evaluation of literary, musical and other artistic works, as well as a special genre literary creativity, dedicated to analysis such works. Study literary criticism . Criticism department in the magazine.
3. A negative judgment about something, indicating shortcomings. He criticizes everything.
Criticize- criticize1, 3.
Kicker (decomposition disapproved) - one who is inclined to condemn everything indiscriminately, to see only shortcomings in everything.

Dictionary foreign words by L. P. Krysin. - M: Russian language, 1998 .

Synonyms:

See what “CRITICISM” is in other dictionaries:

Critic... Russian word stress

THEORY. The word "K." means judgment. It is no coincidence that the word “judgment” is closely related to the concept of “court”. To judge, on the one hand, means to consider, reason about something, analyze any object, try to understand its meaning, bring... ... Literary encyclopedia

- (from the Greek kritike - the art of judgment) assessment, the ability to evaluate, verify, one of the most important abilities of a person, protecting him from the consequences of delusions and mistakes; special case- criticism towards oneself (self-criticism).... ... Philosophical Encyclopedia

The critic is a man who has sold his appetite. Karol Izhikowski Critic: a person who, for the sake of a piece of bread, takes away the appetite of others. “Pshekruj” A critic is a person who writes about what he doesn’t like. The critic lulls him to sleep with chloroform of praise, and then operates... Consolidated encyclopedia of aphorisms

New dictionary of foreign words. - by EdwART,- CRITICISM literary type literary creativity, the subject of which is literature itself. Just as philosophy of science is the theory of knowledge, epistemology is the organ of self-awareness of scientific creativity, so criticism is the organ of self-awareness of creativity... ... Dictionary of literary terms

CRITICISM, critics, women. (from Greek kritike). 1. units only Discussion, consideration, research of something, testing of something for some purpose. To criticize something. Treat something without any criticism. Criticism of pure... ... Ushakov's Explanatory Dictionary

criticism- and, f. critique f. , lat. critica gr. 1. Analysis, consideration of something. in order to evaluate and identify shortcomings. Sl. 18. We will propose several rules of Criticism, by which you can examine your own and other guesses about... ... Historical Dictionary Gallicisms of the Russian language

- (from the Greek kritike the art of disassembling, judging), 1) analysis (analysis), discussion of something with the aim of giving an assessment (for example, literary criticism). 2) A negative judgment about something (in science, art, social life, etc.), an indication... ... Modern encyclopedia

- (from the Greek kritike the art of disassembling, judging), 1) analysis (analysis), discussion of something with the aim of giving an assessment (for example, literary criticism). 2) Negative judgment about something (in science, art, social life, etc. . d.), indication... ... Big encyclopedic Dictionary

- (foreign) censure, condemnation, condemnation, gossip. Critic, detractor. Wed. “Human criticism cannot be avoided!” Wed. Anyone who marries one of the muses must, in addition, endure criticism from his mother-in-law. *** Aphorisms. Wed. The critics, as you know, don’t... Michelson's Large Explanatory and Phraseological Dictionary (original spelling)

Criticism from the Greek “kritice” - to disassemble, to judge, appeared as a unique form of art back in antiquity, over time becoming a real professional occupation, which for a long time had an “applied” character, aimed at a general assessment of a work, encouraging or, on the contrary, condemning the author’s opinion, as well as whether or not to recommend the book to other readers.

Over time this literary direction developed and improved, beginning its rise during the European Renaissance and reaching significant heights by the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries.

On the territory of Russia, the rise of literary criticism occurred in the mid-19th century, when it, having become a unique and striking phenomenon in Russian literature, began to play a huge role in the social life of that time. In the works of outstanding critics of the 19th century (V.G. Belinsky, A.A. Grigoriev, N.A. Dobrolyubov, D.I. Pisarev, A.V. Druzhinin, N.N. Strakhov, M.A. Antonovich) it was concluded that only a detailed review of the literary works of other authors, an analysis of the personalities of the main characters, a discussion of artistic principles and ideas, as well as a vision and own interpretation of the whole picture modern world in general, its moral and spiritual problems, ways to solve them. These articles are unique in their content and the power of their impact on the minds of the public, and today they are among the most powerful tools for influencing the spiritual life of society and its moral principles.

Russian literary critics of the 19th century

At one time, A. S. Pushkin’s poem “Eugene Onegin” received many varied reviews from contemporaries who did not understand the brilliant innovative techniques of the author in this work, which has a deep, genuine meaning. It was this work of Pushkin that the 8th and 9th critical articles of Belinsky’s “Works of Alexander Pushkin” were devoted to, who set himself the goal of revealing the relationship of the poem to the society depicted in it. The main features of the poem, emphasized by the critic, are its historicism and the truthfulness of the reflection of the actual picture of the life of Russian society in that era; Belinsky called it “an encyclopedia of Russian life,” and a highly folk and national work.”

In the articles “A Hero of Our Time, the Work of M. Lermontov” and “Poems of M. Lermontov,” Belinsky saw in Lermontov’s work an absolutely new phenomenon in Russian literature and recognized the poet’s ability to “extract poetry from the prose of life and shake souls with its faithful depiction.” The works of the outstanding poet show the passion of poetic thought, which touches on all the most pressing problems modern society, the critic called Lermontov the successor of the great poet Pushkin, noting, however, the complete opposite of their poetic character: in the former everything is permeated with optimism and described in bright colors, in the latter, on the contrary, the writing style is characterized by gloom, pessimism and grief over lost opportunities.

Selected works:

Nikolai Aleksandrovich Dobrolyubov

Famous critic and publicist of the mid-19th century. N. And Dobrolyubov, a follower and student of Chernyshevsky, in his critical article “A Ray of Light in the Dark Kingdom” based on Ostrovsky’s play “The Thunderstorm”, called it the author’s most decisive work, which touched upon very important “painful” social problems of that time, namely the clash personality of the heroine (Katerina), who defended her beliefs and rights, with “ dark kingdom"- representatives of the merchant class, distinguished by ignorance, cruelty and meanness. The critic saw in the tragedy described in the play the awakening and growth of protest against the oppression of tyrants and oppressors, and in the image main character the embodiment of the great people's idea of ​​liberation.

In the article “What is Oblomovism,” devoted to the analysis of Goncharov’s work “Oblomov,” Dobrolyubov considers the author to be a talented writer who in his work acts as an outside observer, inviting the reader to draw conclusions about its content. Main character Oblomov is compared with others " extra people of his time" Pechorin, Onegin, Rudin and is considered, according to Dobrolyubov, the most perfect of them, he calls him a "nonentity", angrily condemns his character traits (laziness, apathy towards life and reflection) and recognizes them as a problem not only of one specific person, and the entire Russian mentality in general.

Selected works:

Apollo Aleksandrovich Grigoriev

The play “The Thunderstorm” by Ostrovsky made a deep and enthusiastic impression on the poet, prose writer and critic A. A. Grigoriev, who in the article “After the “Thunderstorm” by Ostrovsky. Letters to Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev” does not argue with Dobrolyubov’s opinion, but somehow corrects his judgments, for example, replacing the term tyranny with the concept of nationality, which, in his opinion, is inherent specifically in the Russian people.

Selected work:

D.I. Pisarev, the “third” outstanding Russian critic after Chernyshevsky and Dobrolyubov, also touched on the topic of Goncharov’s Oblomovism in his article “Oblomov” and believed that this concept very successfully characterizes a significant vice of Russian life that will always exist, highly appreciated this work and called it relevant for any era and for any nationality.

Selected work:

The famous critic A.V. Druzhinin, in his article “Oblomov,” a novel by I.A. Goncharov,” drew attention to the poetic side of the nature of the main character, landowner Oblomov, which evokes in him not a feeling of irritation and hostility, but even a certain sympathy. He considers the most important positive qualities the Russian landowner's tenderness, purity and gentleness of soul, against the background of which the laziness of nature is perceived more tolerantly and is regarded as a certain form of protection from the influence of the harmful activities of the “active life” of other characters

Selected work:

One of famous works The outstanding classic of Russian literature I.S. Turgenev, which caused a stormy public response, was the novel “Fathers and Sons” written in 18620. IN critical articles“Bazarov” by D. I. Pisarev, “Fathers and Sons” by I. S. Turgenev” by N. N. Strakhov, as well as M. A. Antonovich “Asmodeus of Our Time”, a heated debate broke out over the question of who should be considered the main character of Bazarov’s work - a jester or an ideal to follow.

N.N. Strakhov in his article “Fathers and Sons” by I.S. Turgenev" saw the deep tragedy of Bazarov's image, his vitality and dramatic attitude to life and called him the living embodiment of one of the manifestations of the true Russian spirit.

Selected work:

Antonovich viewed this character as an evil caricature of the younger generation and accused Turgenev of turning his back on democratically minded youth and betraying his former views.

Selected work:

Pisarev saw in Bazarov a useful and real person, which is capable of destroying outdated dogmas and outdated authorities, and thus clearing the way for the formation of new advanced ideas.

Selected work:

The common phrase that literature is created not by writers, but by readers turns out to be 100% true, and the fate of the work is decided by the readers, on whose perception the future fate of the work depends. It is literary criticism that helps the reader form his personal final opinion about this or that work. Critics also provide invaluable assistance to writers when they give them an idea of ​​how understandable their works are to the public, and how correctly the thoughts expressed by the author are perceived.

Criticism is something that can easily be avoided by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing. This is how Aristotle expressed himself categorically back in his ancient times. That is, criticism is like politics - if you don’t criticize yourself, then someone will criticize you. Every day people are faced with expressing feelings and evaluating the results of not only their actions.

Criticism - what is it?

You can often hear “I can’t stand criticism of myself” or “this critic spoke favorably of the film.” And there are many other phrases in which the word criticism, which comes from the ancient Greek language, appears. Kritikos to the Greeks meant “the art of dismantling.” Criticism is:

1. Making a judgment about the merits of something.
2. Blaming, searching for mistakes.
3. The art of analyzing and evaluating artistic work.

Who is a critic?

A critic is not only a person who judges and evaluates, it is also a specialty. A professional critic analyzes works of art:

• literary;
• musical;
• theatrical;
• architectural;
• cinematic.

For him, to criticize is to weigh all aspects - to consider the methods of conveying the material, to evaluate the extent to which the author managed to achieve his goal, whether the chosen means are justified. A good critic has mastery over the subject he is examining. A famous cultural critic was the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. He wrote critical essays on religion, morality, contemporary art and science.

Criticism - psychology

Criticism in psychology is a subject of great interest. Psychology studies the cognitive and emotional effects of criticism. Psychologists are interested in:

1. The intentions that people have for criticism.
2. The impact that criticism has on people.
3. How people react to criticism and how they deal with it.
4. Forms of criticism.
5. Denial of criticism.

For psychologists, criticism is a form of ego defense. They found that people who tended to constantly evaluate others were often criticized during childhood, when it hurt the most. Children under the age of seven see only the second part of the phrase “you are a good boy, but this is bad behavior.” Any criticism, even very mild, means to a child that he is bad and unworthy.

Is criticism good or bad?

Criticism is good if you have a positive attitude towards it. This is an important life skill. Every person is subject to criticism, sometimes professional criticism. Sometimes it is difficult to accept, but it all depends on the reaction. You can use criticism:

• in a positive way, which leads to improvement;
• negative, which reduces self-esteem and causes stress, anger or even aggression.

What kind of criticism is there?

There are many types of criticism. They differ in the scope of use, the method of presentation and perception, and the goals they pursue. Criticism happens:

1. Aesthetic. About beauty and ugliness, taste and bad taste, style and fashion, the meaning and quality of a work.
2. Logical. An idea, argument, action, or situation that makes no rational sense.
3. Actual. About the lack of sufficient evidence.
4. Positive. About positive but ignored aspects. Often people only see negative side something, so there is a need to highlight the positive. Often used for self-defense and justification.
5. Negative. About what is wrong and meaningless. Expresses disapproval, disagreement and highlights shortcomings. Often interpreted as an attack.
6. Practical. About the beneficial effect.
7. Theoretical. About the meaning of the ideas on which practice is based.

There are many types of criticism - it is an integral part of almost all areas human life. But the most famous two types are destructive criticism. Indeed, no matter how many variants of criticism exist, they can all be divided into these two “camps”. The difference between constructive and destructive criticism lies in the way the judgment is presented.

Constructive criticism

Constructive criticism is intended to identify mistakes and help what, where and how to improve. It should be considered useful feedback. When criticism is constructive, it is usually easier to accept, even if it hurts a little. It is important to remember that it can be used to your advantage. Therefore, when releasing criticism towards someone, it is worth thinking about what benefit it will bring. Rules for constructive criticism:

1. Follow the sandwich method: first focus on strengths, then - the disadvantages, and at the end - a repetition of the advantages and possible positive results after eliminating the disadvantages.
2. Focus on the situation, not the situation.
3. Make your feedback specific.
4. Give recommendations on how to do better.
5. Avoid sarcasm.

Destructive criticism

Destructive criticism hurts pride and negatively affects self-esteem and deprives confidence. Destructive criticism is sometimes simply a thoughtless act by another person, but can also be deliberately mean, and in some cases lead to anger and aggression. Types of destructive criticism:

1. Bias. The critic does not admit that he may be wrong.
2. Nebula. The assessment is given without specifics.
3. Irrelevance. The arguments are irrelevant.
4. Contempt. Expressing judgments in a rude manner.
5. Unsubstantiated. Without examples or justifications.
6. Sweepingness. Rejection of alternative points of view.

How to criticize correctly?

There are two types of critical behavior:

1. A person objectively weighs the pros and cons, and then makes a conclusion.
2. The critic makes judgments based on emotions.

The latter is often associated with cruelty. Criticism in this case stems from an internal feeling of dissatisfaction and a continuous effort to resist it. A person who tends to be “emotionally” critical tries to increase their self-esteem by denying the value of another person. Such criticism is based on arrogance and is a relationship killer.

The golden rule that psychologists recommend adhering to is “Respect the person. Focus criticism on the behavior that needs to be changed - on what people actually do and say." In any case, no matter what criticism comes your way, you need to remember that it can be extremely useful if you remember:

1. Criticism is a form of communication. By accepting criticism, you receive feedback, and with it the opportunity to improve for the better.
2. Feedback helps you improve. If you always think you're right without getting feedback from anyone, how do you know if you're right?
3. Correct criticism gives you an advantage. This is especially true in the professional sphere if the client can tell what ideal product or service he needs.
4. You need to respond to criticism correctly - language is very important. It's better not to get into an argument.
5. There is no need to take criticism, even if it seems extremely unfair, to heart.