When person A sees person B being evaluated by many people and feels that “he is being evaluated even though he does not have (real) ability”, “person B does not have ability” is not a fact but A’s interpretation.
Either “B is not competent and the multitude overestimates those who are not competent” or “A is not competent to recognize B’s competence.”
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