[[File:Graham%27s_Hierarchy_of_Disagreement.svg|thumb|right|Criticism cowardice increases towards the bottom of ''[[Graham's Hierarchy of Disagreement]]''.]]
[[File:Criticism is necessary.jpg|thumb|right|Criticism is necessary.]]

A '''criticism coward''' (or '''criticism wimp''') is an individual whose ability to handle criticism is poor.

Such usually reacts to legitimate criticism of their behaviour and/or work with one or more of the following: Neglect and ignorance, blocking, denial and distractions such as strawman arguments, weaponized logic-terminating buzzwords{{notetag|Such misused weaponized criticism-terminating buzz words include {{iquote|nazi}}, {{iquote|anti-semite}}, {{iquote|hater}}, {{iquote|troll}}, {{iquote|sea lion}}, {{iquote|whine}}, and more, including variations of them.}} and rhetoric tools such as ''argumentum ad hominem'', gossip, slander<ref name=Hansen-slander>In video by [[John Swan]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8ZzriCRhrc&t=01m36s ''Chris Hansen: To Catch a Payday'' at 01m:36s] {{subst:--}} {{subst:iquote|When a debate is lost, the loser resorts to slander.}} {{subst:--}} [[Chris Hansen]]</ref> and possibly gaslighting, rather than rational and logical counter arguments and sincere civil discourse.

Other techniques commonly invoked by criticism cowards to evade criticism are ''red-herring'', sophisms and rabulism.

== Online ==
On online forums, communities and platforms  [[Criticism of Reddit|such as Reddit]], users with moderative and/or administrative powers also commonly invoke [[hidden policies]] and [[retroactive policy tyranny]] to evade valid criticism.

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== References ==
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