That's my instinct when people describe themselves, too. e.g in dating profiles when people remark about how "I'm smart, funny", etc. They may be both of those

That's my instinct when people describe themselves, too. e.g in dating profiles when people remark about how "I'm smart, funny", etc. They may be both of those things! But I can't help that my first conceit is always to think "that's not yours to decide here".