We all want our positions to be respected and understood by others. Being listened to and heard is one of the greatest desires of the human heart.
Listening is key. But this doesn't mean that bad ideas need to be agreed with. Bad ideas do sometimes need to be challenged. If they aren't, they become more deeply ingrained and more dangerous, and more easily spread. However, there is a difference between "attacking" someone (in which case they will stop listening), and gently challenging their baselesss view of something. A person may not change their view in the moment, but if a factual counterpoint is respectfully presented, the seed has been planted.
