rhetorical ? is less hypocritical than playing dumb; no promises

rhetorical ? is less hypocritical than playing dumb; no promises

I don't want to be open to the charge of playing dumb myself when I
claim not to know how to interpret those words. I can think of other
interpretations!—I just think they're strained and ad hoc, and the
rhetorical question points at this better than claiming ignorance.

I can reference the existence of the Whole Dumb Story without
committing to finish and publish it.