I can see the value as an icebreaker - and to potentially knock an interviewee out of the sycophant zone and into a more candid state of mind. Context is every

I can see the value as an icebreaker - and to potentially knock an interviewee out of the sycophant zone and into a more candid state of mind. Context is everything. Re-reading the article I think I may have been hyper-parsing the question....