I understand your points but I think you're being far too charitable. You assume that most people's views are self-consistent but I don't think that's necessari

I understand your points but I think you're being far too charitable. You assume that most people's views are self-consistent but I don't think that's necessarily the case. People parrot opinions all the time (cf during every political campaign ever). I'm merely suggesting that you probe to find out if the viewpoint is consistent at all. If so, then congratulations, you can have an adult discussion. If not, then I suggest a different approach is more helpful. To be clear, I'm not suggesting anything antagonistic.