An inference is an idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence and reasoning. An inference is an educated guess. We learn about some things by experiencing them first-hand, but we gain other knowledge by inference — the process of inferring things based on what is already known. ... You can also make faulty inferences.
She should recognize that the editor is there to help her. Her paper was good, but it needs some change. The editor is an editor to help fix papers. No that her paper was "bad" but it needed some fixing.