>crude form of thesis and antithesis

I am finding this more and more irritating in the press to these days. Whatever anyone says, no matter how reasonable, someone who disagrees has to be dredged up to express an opinion in opposition. We are all aware of "sound bite poilitics", no thought worth expressing is allowed to take more than the time the average viewer takes to find the remote control. I'm sure that this has an impact on language. (It's still hard to see Bore and Gush making this formula work, I'm not suprised that people are staying away from voting in droves)