When you answer rhetoric with dialectics, you ALWAYS lose.
Rhetoric is not an engagement with an equal in a mutual search for truth (that’s called dialectics).
Rhetoric is a punch in the face. Punch back harder.
It’s important. These guys are in a pre-war mode. The more we wuss out (”Democrats are the real racists”) the more aggressive they become. They are a minority, but once they start shooting, they can cause a lot of damage.
In short, you can’t “answer their arguments” because they’re not arguing. They’re attacking. If you don’t see the difference, you’re doomed to defeat.