Just Listen

During many of my creative writing classes, when the class is discussing a story, the writer is discouraged from talking too much.
Admittedly, this can be annoying if you just need to clarify one thing (so not all the comments are about the same topic). But the reason for this is understandable. You as a writer don't need to justify everything that people disagree with. Just listen to the advice. And some of it may be bad advice. But most of the comments well help you learn something. Even if you only need to switch a word to make an idea clearer.

But it's really annoying when the class is commenting on an author's work, and they have to go on this long justification every time someone gives a suggestion...
(I may do that sometimes, but usually I try to mostly listen).