The phrase "rightfully pointed out" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to point out something that is justified or supported by facts and evidence. For example, "My supervisor rightfully pointed out that I had not followed the proper safety protocols."
Chancellor Birgineau rightfully pointed out that faculty and staff were too close to Cal to provide an objective analysis.
In his May 8 letter, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan rightfully pointed out that PCB's [polychlorinated biphenyls] in the Hudson River are a continuing issue.
Leelah Alcorn and teenagers like her never needed to be "fixed", if anything, as her suicide note rightfully pointed out, it's society that needs fixing.
And as the Voice of San Diego news outlet rightfully pointed out, "Old buildings also get older with time, and they require maintenance to ensure they don't fall into disrepair.
Jackson rightfully pointed out that Lin "got to start for the Knicks because they had to start him".
While we now have the option to say goodbye to multiple layovers and long waiting periods between connecting flights, critics of this revolution have (rightfully) pointed out a few issues with spending over 15 hours in an airplane.
The authors rightfully point out that NURBS do have their problems when applied to ship hull modelling.
Katie rightfully points out that this kind of bargaining does not have to be adversarial, but it must be based on a firm and assertive, even aggressive, strategy.
"While we're rightfully pointing out those errors in Iraq, we've got to say very clearly that Afghanistan was the right war to fight," he said.
But as Oliver rightfully points out, there is new federally mandated transparency on how Big Pharma and medical device companies market to doctors.
As the Glienicke group rightfully points out, this budget capacity would allow the eurozone to carry out stimulus and investment programmes, in particular with respect to the environment, infrastructure and training.
