Analyzing and Evaluating Arguments

Question 1

What is the main topic of the article?

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C: the role that social media played during the Arab Spring

Question 2

What is the claim in this passage?

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A: Social media played a role in the uprisings of the Arab Spring.

Question 3

What evidence supports the claim that social media had more of an influence outside of the Arab world than inside it?

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A: Sixty-five percent of Egyptians do not use the internet at all.

Question 4

What types of evidence support the claim that social media had more of an influence outside of the Arab world than inside it? Select three options.

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A: data from Pew Research; B: examples of social media users; E: quotations from a research study

Question 5

How does this passage develop the overall claim about social media and the spread of information?

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D: It demonstrates how social media has the capacity to spread information faster than traditional outlets.

Question 6

How do the authors support the claim that new media sources threaten smaller Arab American media outlets?

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A: by explaining how traditional outlets have to keep up with user-generated content

Question 7

Which quotations provide evidence to support the claim that news outlets compete with online content? Select four options.

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A: “Radio programs, in light of the continuing challenge to find advertising sponsorship, are beginning to shift online.”; C: “Newspapers have made the greatest inroads . . . offering at least some form of digital content.”; D: “The utility of social media in accessing information became clear during the Arab uprisings.”; E: “Twitter, Facebook and other new media offer ways for . . . news media to reach audiences.”

Question 8

What are the authors’ main points in the article? Select three options.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: Social media was key in spreading news of the Arab Spring to the outside world.; B: Social media networks played a crucial role in the Arab uprisings.; E: The speed of news media threatens traditional Arab American news outlets.

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