The problem with an emphatic conversational style
An emphatic conversational style disinvites genuine interaction, because it implies that you are not curious about what the other person has to say unless they agree with you. Thus the opportunity for true communication is lost.
Please provide more definition of "an empathic conversational style." My experience is quite different because what I define as an empathic conversational style is founded on deep listening, acceptance (neither agreement nor understanding, simply non-judgmental acceptance that what the other person said is true for that individual at the current instant.) Genuine empathy resembles mind-reading.