[Sgt_Schultze]

More people realize that newspapers only offer opposing opinions which are weakly formulated or ones which are over the top. By contrasting such opposition with their "reasoned" fare, the papers purport to be unbiased. Then, the newspapers are free to select the arguments against their commentary by winnowing away reasoned responses and publishing only the shrill. They also have the luxury of contemplation before reply.

In contrast, most radio talk show allow for listener calls. Radio commentators have to defend their opinions on the fly. They hear objections they have never contemplated and they are scolded by experts they never contacted. Liberals do poorly in verbal defense as their opinions are fluffy feelings - - facts are hard to fudge.

[Jonah Johansen]

Isn't the logic here
the more likely someone is to disagre with liberals the more "extremest" they are.

By this logic if 99% of the public were liberal hating dedicated conservatives then they would be extremists and the 1% would be considered mainstream.

The correct analysis is that the more someone listens to talk radio the more informed they are, the less likely you are to agree with liberals.