Question

Most teens believe that their social networking sites have little impact, positive or negative, on their social and emotional welfare. Approximately 70-80 percent of respondents reported that their use of social media does not generally influence their self-worth, self-confidence, how popular they feel, or their level of empathy felt for others. Fifteen to 30 percent of teens stated that social networking did have a positive effect on their social and emotional well-being – they reported feeling less shy, more outgoing, more self-confident, more popular, more sympathetic to others, and better about themselves. A much smaller percentage of respondents, approximately 5 percent, reported that social media made them feel more depressed, less popular, less confident, and worse about themselves. –"Impact of Social Media on Teens' Well-Being," Children's Bureau Express Which detail supports an argument that technology brings some teens together because it improves their social lives? “Most teens believe that their social networking sites have little impact, positive or negative, on their social and emotional welfare.” “Fifteen to 30 percent of teens . . . reported feeling less shy, more outgoing, more self-confident, more popular” “approximately 5 percent, reported that social media made them feel more depressed”

Answer 1

“fifteen to 30 percent of teens . . . reported feeling less shy, more outgoing, more self-confident, more popular”

Answer 2

The detail that supports an argument that technology brings some teens together because it improves their social lives is “[f]ifteen to 30 percent of teens . . . reported feeling less shy, more outgoing, more self-confident, more popular”.

The paragraph starts with the topic, first, it refers to teens who do not feel social networks change their social lives. Second, it refers to those who claim social media has a positive effect on their social lives and, finally, it refers to those teens who feel social media has a negative impact on their lives.

The sentence “[f]ifteen to 30 percent of teens . . . reported feeling less shy, more outgoing, more self-confident, more popular” belongs to the second aspect described. That is to say, it is supporting the claim about the positive impact of social media in teens' lives.

The other options are not correct because the first one is the topic sentence, and the last option is a negative effect of social networks on teens' lives.