When Kurlak cuts his rating on Intel, what matters is not that he's right or wrong about Intel's prospects but that his cut in the rating will drop the stock regardless.
No one really cares if Kurlak is right or wrong, everyone agrees on that. 
mnli hypothesis: No one really cares if Kurlak is right or wrong, everyone agrees on that.  premise: When Kurlak cuts his rating on Intel, what matters is not that he's right or wrong about Intel's prospects but that his cut in the rating will drop the stock regardless.