- “It’s [the current year]!” or “this idea is from the dark ages.”
Just because an idea is older doesn’t mean it’s bad. Not all new ideas are good. - “You can’t complain about what the current president is doing because the last president did it, too!”
An immoral action is immoral regardless of who’s doing it. - “Why do you talk about X when Y is a bigger problem?”
We all have causes we choose to focus on due to personal interest or experience. We can’t give all of our attention to every issue. - “You don’t really care about (unborn babies / the environment), you just want (to control women / a one world government to restrict free trade).”
When someone tells you what their concern is regarding a certain issue, take them at their word and address their stated concerns until they give you a good reason to believe otherwise. - “Because this politician or pundit is guilty of one behavior I dislike, they must be guilty of any given bad behavior they’re accused of.”
Someone may have any number of flaws, but that doesn’t mean they have every flaw.