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Criticism

Criticism is the practice of judging the merits and faults of something or someone in a sometimes negative, sometimes intelligible, (or articulate) way. The judger is called "the critic". To engage in criticism is "to criticize". One specific item of criticism is called "a criticism" or a "critique". This article provides only general information about criticism. For subject-specific information, see the Varieties of criticism page.