I have zero cello skills but I can discern between Yo-Yo Ma and a beginning cellist, or even between a brand new beginning cellist and a slightly more advanced

I have zero cello skills but I can discern between Yo-Yo Ma and a beginning cellist, or even between a brand new beginning cellist and a slightly more advanced beginning cellist. "You can't judge X if you don't have skills in X" is a tired trope.