[AlexM]

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It seems very much like this is very obviously wrong if you're playing against someone with your exact same preflop standards.

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Yes it would be, but the assumption in Small Stakes Hold Em is that you are not playing against someone like that.

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Seems like a wacky assumption.

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They are also assuming that you will not end up heads up against the raiser, so the pot will still be multi-way in spite of the raise. AJs and KQs are good hands in a multiway pot.

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But these are the "tight game" standards. Of course, he defines that as 3-5 players when really tables are more like 3 players on average, but still.