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"You're WRONG! The Federation will automatically see a new threat and uncharacteristically instantly order every single one of their ships to warp because they, in seconds, have determined an enemy's strategy, strengths and weaknesses and have decided this is the best way to counter them! They will also, while navigating at these excessive speeds easily avoid collisions with the enemy warships and each other. Oh, and all their planets and star bases will instantly go to warp too so you can't land invading forces on them. Duh!"
I've tried to explain it to them. We're wasting our collective breath, my friend.
While I fully understand sarcasm, the part I bolded is, in point of fact, exactly what Federation starships do on a continual basis.
During warp flight, the Conn console continually updated long-range sensor data and makes automatic course corrections to adjust for minor variations in the density of the interstellar medium. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual)
Such minor variations could be planets, stars, ships, etc.