Critique Writing GuidelineIn general,
the purpose of a critique is to provide expert opinion regarding the quality and the significance of the research paper being considered. A good critique would answer the Does the research address a•following questions (credits: PLoS and AMS): Are the approaches or experimental designs•significant question? appropriate and adequate to address the scientific questions being What•Is appropriate statistical analysis of the data provided?•asked? are the main claims of the paper? What are the significances of these Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous•claims? Have the authors provided adequate proof for their claims•literature? For each individual figure, considering: Does•without overselling them? the experiment have necessary controls? Is the data interpretation accurate? Are the conclusions supported by the data? If not, what other In what further directions would it be useful to•evidence is required? Does the paper offer enough details of its•take the current research? Is the discussion•methodology that its experiments could be reproduced? relevant?In terms of the format, start with a short summary of the paper, including the main questions addressed, the major claims made by the authors, and the overall soundness and significance of the work. Next, comment on specific points and make sure to support your arguments with valid reasoning.