“they will view my inability to defend my position as a victory or worse: they will decide that my position is indefensible”
Get rid of the need to be acceptable to evil.
Ah! I see what the problem is. I'd like to thank you for reminding me of an important lesson: not everyone is similarly equipped to go through life. Not better, not worse, just not similar.
With your proclivity to use barely relevant platitudes and apparent inability to argue a case on its merits, you've hit upon a perfectly valid walk-off-the-battlefield strategy that suits your abilities precisely. For you to respond in any other fashion would do a disservice to you and, quite frankly, our cause in general. On behalf of Conservatives everywhere, I commend you for figuring this out!
One note though: Even if you're a hammer, not every problem is a nail. And the lesson that you just re-taught me (that I hope you'll bear in mind as well): Not everyone is a hammer.
I wish you a joyful and peaceful new year!