Max Castle

Interesting that, of the attempted takedowns of Jordan Peterson, those that present themselves as thoughtful deep dives into his work skip the academic journal articles, as if they don't count.

are they so unrepresentative of the rest of his work that they would require a different angle of criticism?

If they try & paint him along the lines of stupid or mundane or a pseudo-scientist / -intellectual then yeah leaving out his academic career is telling. It’s not like there’s nothing there to criticize. But that requires expertise, time & effort so makes sense why it’s left out.

unless his books and youtube clips can only be properly understood while taking his journal publications into consideration (which would be rather unfortunate for most of his fans), I don't see why criticism of him as a public intellectual would necessarily have to involve them

No it's not necessary for every possible claim but it seems pretty necessary for claims that he is "stupid" or "pseudo intellectual." Seems you would have to account for all those peer-reviewed pubs & some rather influential important (e.g. the 10-aspect split of the Big 5)