It seems to me that the “perceived arrogance quotient” used by most people is the following:
(status asserted by speaker as perceived by listener)/(status assigned to speaker by listener)
However, I think this is wrong and unfair, and it should instead be:
(status asserted by speaker as perceived by speaker)/(status assigned to speaker by listener)
That is, before you call someone arrogant, you should have to put in a little work to determine their intention, and what the world looks like from their point of view.
It seems to me that the “perceived arrogance quotient” used by most people is the following: (status asserted by speaker as perceived by listener)/(status assigned to speaker by listener)
However, I think this is wrong and unfair, and it should instead be: (status asserted by speaker as perceived by speaker)/(status assigned to speaker by listener)
That is, before you call someone arrogant, you should have to put in a little work to determine their intention, and what the world looks like from their point of view.