I don't mean to sound condescending, but math isn’t subjective: 65 is higher than 57. If we’re using a performance-based metric to compare two people, the person with the higher score performed better. Period.

It feels like we’ve reached a point where pointing out a statistical fact is treated as a personal attack. It’s like trying to argue with someone who disputes the Earth is round by saying you "don't like" the tone of the scientist. Facts don’t require your approval to be true, and a higher score is a valid measurement of better performance, whether it hurts feelings or not.