Asking for advice is not an assurance that I'll accept it uncritically. If you can't or won't back-up what you are saying then you should probably refrain from

Asking for advice is not an assurance that I'll accept it uncritically. If you can't or won't back-up what you are saying then you should probably refrain from giving it in the first place. Indeed, that is my general view on advice. Advice that can't survive a bit of "picking apart" isn't worth much.