Talking with like-minded people creates extreme political views, CU Boulder research finds
Posted on AllSides October 2nd, 2016
If you've spoken with a like-minded friend about politics recently, you may not realize that your views became more extreme as a result of that conversation. That's according to new research from the University of Colorado, which found that people underestimate the extent to which their views become polarized after a brief interaction with someone who has similar attitudes.