Agree to disagree. I'm presenting him with an opportunity for clarification or correction, and at the same time allowing him to ignore the questions entirely by labeling ALL of them as rhetorical in nature. Yes, I have an idea of what he may have meant. I may be wrong. He may want to comment. He may not want to comment. I don't personally think he looks bad whether he does or doesn't reply, or, if he does, by what he may or may not say. I'm always just trying to get people to think carefully about why they feel the way they do, and to give them the opportunity to articulate those thoughts.
But now you're making me want to ask, what to YOU is the difference between sweat and fun? No pressure. Strictly rhetorical.