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To fail to do so can be more than problematic.

Should you critique your critics?
Should a writer cringe, hide under the covers, angrily return tit-for-tat criticism, or offer stinging rebuttals to a critic that has commented negatively upon an article or works? The answer to this question is usually and emphatically "no", but variations thereof may be dependent upon the validity of the critic's comments. Is the criticism justified?

Should a writer become angry with a critic merely because a vulnerable aspect of their beloved works has been pointed out or identified? Should a writer complain when major defects in authorship are glaringly revealed that compromise the foundation, integrity, sanctity and validity of the premise?
Logic suggests not.

Clearly, any writer that writes eloquently but inaccurately of the meaning of life, the mechanics of flight, the universal mind, love, primitive instinct or any subject matter, while simultaneously demonstrating or confirming little interest in discovering fact or applicable revelations on the chosen subject, does earn criticism fairly.
As a writer, expect to be asked : "Do you, as a writer, believe in what you write, or do you feel uncomfortable, vulnerable and uneasy with what you have written?"

Clearly if a writer arrogantly does not believe or practice with conviction that which they write, an easily accessed invitation for criticism and attack is not only evident, but specifically offered to an astute critic. An opportunity for improvement of authorship presents itself.
Any writer producing endless, perfect prose with little foundation or visible conviction shall soon discover the work itself begins to reflect artificiality and becomes no longer of interest. The average literate readership also instinctively recognizes the change and a subliminal process of distrust is initiated.
In the extreme, a state of intellectual dishonesty may characterize the works of any writer as a total lack of conviction becomes increasingly apparent. That undesirable status, if achieved by a writer, can not fairly be attributed to a critic or criticism offered.

An identified failure to support and address a premise correctly, one subsequently pointed out by a critic, should be accepted as an exceptional opportunity to correct, improve, and master both the subject and the essential art of writing. As fire refines iron, a critique can also substantially improve the process of writing. Is it not simply better to rise to the challenge of better

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