is the process of evaluating something and rendering a judgment. a. Critique b. Criticism c. Critic d. Criteria

B. Criticism is the process of evaluating something and rendering a judgement.

Explanation:

Criticism occurs when disapproval is being voiced about something based on judgement and mostly about mistakes being made.

As the example states, it is evaluating something and producing a judgement, usually negative and degrading, in the process.

Let's see why the other options are not the correct answer:

Critique: analytical evaluation of something Critic: the individual voicing his/her disapproval, but not the criticism (action) as such Criteria: the standard at which something is judged