We all understand critique, comments, or criticism may lead some individuals or groups feel uneasy, or tensions, especially those non-constructive ones, however, as long as critique and comments are facts, truths, and realities (with not fiction, and dishonesty), they are part of analysis or understanding, assessment, evaluations, examinations, studies, learning processes and appreciation. Critical writing (not "statement" writing) or critical path analysis (CPA) is very important in our education, academic freedom, leadership, intellectual skill, knowledge, intelligence, and thinking. How do you make a good judgment or improve your understanding if you are not hearing or recognizing the other sides of stories? You should get more information, viewpoints or opinions from different people, sources or as many as possible and then make an objective analysis, criticism, or examination. If you don't hear or consider others' opinions, suggestions or standpoints, how will you understand the issues or step forward, advance yourself, and work with others? Overall, we should view and treat critique, comments, and criticism with open-minded and positive or constructive mindset as much as we can. Just like most people or individuals with positive thinking that treat risks, fall, failures, breakdown, collapse, crashes, catastrophes, or fiascoes as challenges, opportunities, chances, breaks, and opening. In all, critical writing, I sincerely believe, may create debates, attentions, ideas, innovation, intelligence, new directions and even better living standards-- as long as we respect and accept others (even we do not agree each other) with unprejudiced and not homogeneous or convergent thinking.  For further study of critical thinking skills, please read:

Celuch, Kevin, Slama, & Mark. (1999, Jan./Feb.). Teaching critical thinking skills for the 21th century: An advertising principles case study. Journal of education for business, 74 (3). [EBSCOhost: Business source elite database].                                                                    
 
Vacek, Jenny, (2009, Jan.). Using a conceptual approach with concept mapping to promote critical thinking. Journal of nursing education. 48 (1). [FirstSearch database].