An incisive critique means a thoughtful and sharp analysis or evaluation. It implies providing clear and precise judgments or observations about something, carefully highlighting its strengths and weaknesses. Full definition
Andrea Fraser, who is currently a professor in New Genres at the University of California, Los Angeles, rose to prominence in the 1990s for performances that deliver with humor and irony incisive critiques of the economic, political, and social structures of art world institutions. (dailyserving.com)
According to an ex-Apple exec who spoke to the New York Times, «tablets kept getting shelved at Apple because Mr. Jobs, whose incisive critiques are often memorable, asked, in essence, what they were good for besides surfing the Web in the bathroom.» (businessinsider.com)
They are the single most effective means for holding the government of the day to account, and some of their reports are incisive critiques of Executive policy or of the profound breakdowns or mishaps it can sometimes cause on the ground. (leftfutures.org)