Question

Our community recently reviewed social media use by citizens over the age of 65, and it revealed the following: More than half say that they have a social media account. On average, they post information about one-fifth as often as they use their accounts to read others' postings. Most of their feeds consist of posts by relatives. Which generalization can most logically be made from this passage?

a.Citizens over the age of 65 use social media primarily to follow the activities of their families.
b.Citizens over the age of 65 do not know how to use social media.
c.Citizens over the age of 65 use social media in the same way people of other age brackets do.
d.Citizens over the age of 65 are more private than younger citizens.

Answer 1

Answer: a. Citizens over the age of 65 use social media primarily to follow the activities of their families. More than half of the citizens over 65 say that they have a social media account. They read other postings but post information about one-fifth as often as they read posts. Most of their feeds consist of posts by relatives. From this passage, we can logically say that Citizens over the age of 65 know how to use the social media and they use it primarily to follow the activities of their families.