If you’re on a cable-news talk show you’re message is being mediated by the host and the producers. If they don’t like you, the audience won’t like you. If O’Reilly had treated Seth like a serious person his audience would have taken Seth’s ideas seriously. O’Reilly didn’t so they won’t. This is especially true for guests that are likely only to be on once. With politicians or notable figures on the Left (or the Right if we’re talking about MSNBC, exactly the same thing) the show wants the guest to feel like they at least had a fair shake so that they’ll come back again. But Seth is basically a replacement-level guest for the show and there is zero reason not to mock him.
If you’re not a professional debater you probably should never go on tv with someone who doesn’t like you.
If you’re not a professional debater you probably should never go on tv with someone who doesn’t like you.
That depends on your goals. Sometimes it can be worthwhile to get attention to the issue that you want to promote even if you are faced with hostile TV people and a majority of the audience won’t take you seriously.
If you’re on a cable-news talk show you’re message is being mediated by the host and the producers. If they don’t like you, the audience won’t like you. If O’Reilly had treated Seth like a serious person his audience would have taken Seth’s ideas seriously. O’Reilly didn’t so they won’t. This is especially true for guests that are likely only to be on once. With politicians or notable figures on the Left (or the Right if we’re talking about MSNBC, exactly the same thing) the show wants the guest to feel like they at least had a fair shake so that they’ll come back again. But Seth is basically a replacement-level guest for the show and there is zero reason not to mock him.
If you’re not a professional debater you probably should never go on tv with someone who doesn’t like you.
That depends on your goals. Sometimes it can be worthwhile to get attention to the issue that you want to promote even if you are faced with hostile TV people and a majority of the audience won’t take you seriously.