For instance, she she discusses the event in which the Bibliotheque Nationale de France was overlooked because of the controversy of a Freud Exhibit in the Library of Congress. Since no one opposed the presence of the Bibliotheque Nationale, the story never ran because no one could be found to oppose the program. According to Tannen's claim, the general audience is more intrigued by conflict than an educational, fact filled news story. Another example that correlates to Tannen's claim is that of the sports commentary. Tannen explains how commentary effects the viewers opinion of what actually happened.
Viewers tend to pay more attention to a sports event when a violent act has occured.
For example, hockey is popular inpart to the violence that occurs on the ice. Finally, Tannen discusses how the news has now become a form of entertainment. Sometimes just to provide this polarized view certain sides will even lie. An extreme example would be the denial of the Holocaust. Deborah Tannen claims throughout the chapter that being polarized to the point of being false and converting news to entertainment, which in turn, creates the adverse effects of the argument culture in our society.