I hope you can appreciate how little value this kind of comment adds. I used to work with someone who would make this exact comment "surely there must be X" in

I hope you can appreciate how little value this kind of comment adds. I used to work with someone who would make this exact comment "surely there must be X" in discussions, and it is far less helpful than saying nothing. Either you have an option, or a criticism or some other insight, or you have nothing to add. "surely" means nothing.