Question 2 of 10 • Summer - English Language Arts 10 - CR
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.