Question

Which passage provides more effective evidence, and

why?
Read the excerpt from "The Role of Social Media in the
Arab Uprisings" by Heather Brown, Emily Guskin, and
Amy Mitchell
Now, research is emerging that reexamines in a more
detailed way the role that social media played in the Arab
uprisings.
In July 2012 a report was published by the United States
Institute of Peace. ... The authors came to some
conclusions that countered the initial assumption that
social media was a causal mechanism in the uprisings.
Instead, the study suggests that the importance of social
media was in communicating to the rest of the world what
was happening on the ground during the uprisings.....
Data from the Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes
Project at least somewhat supports this conclusion with its
findings that the majority of Egyptians are not online.
Nearly two-thirds (65%) of the total population do not use
The first passage provides more effective evidence
because the language it uses is more evocative and
interesting than the language in the second passage,
The second passage provides more effective evidence
because it describes uprisings in many countries rather
than focusing solely on one country, as the first
passage does
The first passage provides more effective evidence
because it has data and statistics from research
reports, while the second passage uses titles of articles
and authors' names as evidence.
The second passage provides more effective evidence
because it includes four sources, while the first
passage provides only two.

Answer 1

C. The first passage provides more effective evidence because it had data and statistics from research reports, while the second passage uses titles of articles and authors’ names as evidence.

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Answer 2

Hi! The passage from The Role of Social Media in the Arab Uprising, by Heather Brown, Emily Guskin, and Amy Mitchell that provides more effective evidence is the third one:

The first passage provides more effective evidence

because it has data and statistics from research

reports, while the second passage uses titles of articles

and authors' names as evidence.

Step-by-step explanation:

I chose the third option because the first passage is the only passage that gives objective information and the one that bases this information in an official report published by the United States Institute of Peace, which is a formal, reliable organism. The second one based its information in the Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes and its articles from authors that are not the official source pertinent for these matters. That is why I chose the third option. all regions equally.