  In this work we tackle a kinetic-like model of opinions dynamics in a
networked population endued with a quenched plurality and polarization.
Additionally, we consider pairwise interactions that are restrictive, which is
modeled with a smooth bounded confidence. Our results show the interesting
emergence of nonequilibrium hysteresis and heterogeneity-assisted ordering.
Such counterintuitive phenomena are robust to different types of network
architectures such as random, small-world and scale-free.
