I have no idea if this is a serious question, but....
Take a look at who’s posting it. The writer may well consider it a serious question, but I don’t think that has much to do with the character’s reason for asking it.
If the character isn’t deliberately made confused (as opposed to paperclip-preferring, for example), resolving character’s confusion presumably helps the author as well, and of course the like-confused onlookers.
Take a look at who’s posting it. The writer may well consider it a serious question, but I don’t think that has much to do with the character’s reason for asking it.
Er, yes, that’s exactly why I wasn’t sure.
I’m confused, then; are you trying to argue with the author or the character?
If the character isn’t deliberately made confused (as opposed to paperclip-preferring, for example), resolving character’s confusion presumably helps the author as well, and of course the like-confused onlookers.