potshot vs criticism

potshot and criticism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
potshot	Yes	No	No	No
criticism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, criticism is a hypernym of potshot; that is, criticism is a word with a broader meaning than potshot:

potshot: criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration
criticism: disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

Other hypernyms of potshot include unfavorable judgment.

potshot (noun)	criticism (noun)
a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter)	a serious examination and judgment of something
criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration	disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
	a written evaluation of a work of literature