[stargroup100]

Originally Posted by stargroup100

I play a game of chess with my friend. He crushes me and says he's better than me, rubbing it in my face and taunting me. I'm not insulted in the slightest. Is this arrogance?

If it is, you just contradicted your own position that it's based on perception. If it is not, then you just contradicted your own position that expressed high opinion of self is necessarily arrogance.

Both ways you're wrong.

I'm gonna double post this point I made for you because it is a contradiction that demonstrates there's something very very wrong with your premises.