AnswersELA10 ELA 10 Sem 2 26-27Writing a Research-Based Argumentative Essay about a Debatable Topic

Analyzing and Evaluating Arguments Answers

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Small news outlets experience challenges when trying to compete with larger news outlets.
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Information is sometimes shared on social media before it is released by traditional media.
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Both small and large news organizations also depend on user-generated content.
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Both social media and traditional news organizations cover Egypt’s presidential elections.
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News organizations must compete with one another and with social media to reach audiences.
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Read the excerpt from "The Role of Social Media in the Arab Uprisings" by Heather Brown, Emily Guskin, and Amy Mitchell.Twitter, Facebook and other new media offer ways for the Arab-American news media to reach audiences, but also pose a threat to smaller outlets. In addition to keeping up with the online presence of larger news organizations, Arab-American media are forced to compete with user-generated content that is rapidly available to audiences. The utility of social media in accessing inf

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The authors' use of quotations from eyewitnesses support the argument well, but the descriptions from their own experiences do little to support the claim.
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The authors effectively use anecdotes to explain the challenges to Arab American news media, but the statistics they incorporate detract from the claim.
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The authors do not effectively support their claim because they do not include eyewitness testimony.
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The authors effectively use verifiable information and a quotation from an expert to support their claim.
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the description of social media as a causal mechanism
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the explanation that most Egyptians do not use the technology
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the clarification that Twitter is relatively new and frequently used
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the fact that information from bit.ly links was shared around the world
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the detail that a US institute collected data in multiple countries
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Read the excerpt from "The Role of Social Media in the Arab Uprisings" by Heather Brown, Emily Guskin, and Amy Mitchell.Twitter, Facebook and other new media offer ways for the Arab-American news media to reach audiences, but also pose a threat to smaller outlets. In addition to keeping up with the online presence of larger news organizations, Arab-American media are forced to compete with user-generated content that is rapidly available to audiences. The utility of social media in accessing inf

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Social media poses a threat to more traditional media outlets.
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Traditional media can find truthful information within social media posts.
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Social media content is difficult to create and publish.
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Social media is generally a credible source of information.
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Read the excerpt from "The Role of Social Media in the Arab Uprisings" by Heather Brown, Emily Guskin, and Amy Mitchell.Almost immediately after the Arab uprisings began, there was debate over the role and influence of social media in the ouster of Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and the imminent overthrow of [Egyptian president Hosni] Mubarak . In covering what some deemed the Facebook or Twitter revolutions, the media focused heavily on young protesters mobilizing in the streets in

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During the Arab uprisings, media outlets focused on young protesters, who were unimportant in the struggle.
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Media descriptions of the Arab uprisings related to Facebook or Twitter diminished interest in citizen journalism.
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Social media affected the Arab uprisings, but its impact was not felt as strongly in Egypt as in other countries.
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Social media affected the Arab uprisings, but its impact was not what the news media originally thought it was.
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Which type of evidence is an example of testimony?

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research studies
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census figures
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eyewitness accounts
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historical instances
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The authors use a personal story to illustrate the argument that, despite new and ever-changing forms of social media, Arab American print and broadcast media are stronger than ever.
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The authors use data about the types and effectiveness of social media to support the argument that social media is driving Arab American broadcast media out of business.
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The authors use a quotation from an expert to support the argument that social media has been both helpful and hazardous for the Arab American news media.
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The authors use a quotation from an eyewitness to support the argument that the Arab American news media face different challenges than smaller news media outlets in Arab countries.
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The authors use examples of different types of media to support the argument that social media has changed how the Arab American news media operate.
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What is the claim in an argumentative text?

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the facts and data that support a statement of opinion in the text
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the statement that takes a position on an issue or controversy
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the explanation of how the evidence in the text supports a reason
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the quotations from primary sources that are used to validate a fact
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tweets (Twitter messages) describing the overthrow of Ben Ali at the time it happened
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verifiable facts that help explain that social media has little effect on citizen journalism
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speeches that give biographical accounts of the life and accomplishments of Mubarak
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journal entries from a student describing how social media helped him join a protest
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quotations from experts on social media use during uprisings within the Arab world
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research related to the popular use of social media in Egypt
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a statistic supporting the claim that social media use in Egypt is not widespread
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testimony about how social media use has changed in Egypt
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an example that compares how traditional media and social media handle a news story
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data related to the decline of social media use after the Arab Spring

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