I agree, it's interesting for him to bring up the layperson superficial critiques and other ideas that float around a given subject that many people may not ask

I agree, it's interesting for him to bring up the layperson superficial critiques and other ideas that float around a given subject that many people may not ask outright because of their oftentimes fringey natured questions. But they still wonder about those questions nevertheless. Joe gets all that stuff aired out more or less.