Question

After reading the article, "Negative Effects of Social Media May Impact..." by Corryn Wetzel... Authors often uses statistics (numbers) as textual evidence to make their argument more credible for the reader. The following are all examples of statistics used in the above article EXCEPT for... POSSIBLE POINTS: 5

A They found two distinct "windows" of development when heavy social media use lowers life satisfaction: ages 11 to 13 for girls and 14 to 15 for boys.
B To look at the relationship between adolescents' social media use and their "life satisfaction," researchers surveyed 84,000 people in Britain between the ages of 10 and 80 years old, including more than 17,000 tweens and teens. When
C "Adolescence is a time of cognitive, biological and social change, all of which are intertwined, making it difficult to disentangle," says study author Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, a psychologist at the University of Cambridge, in a press release.
D Half of children in the United States own a smartphone by age 11, and nearly 9 out of 10 teenagers have their own device.​

Answer 1

The article by Corryn Wetzel discusses the impact of social media, and the non-statistical example is a statement by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore that does not include numerical data.

Step-by-step explanation:

The article "Negative Effects of Social Media May Impact" by Corryn Wetzel presents various aspects of social media's influence on individuals and society. Examining the provided examples from the article, they reveal that the examples which are not statistics used in the article relate to general observations and expert opinions rather than specific numerical data. For instance, the statement provided by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore regarding the intertwined changes during adolescence (Example C) does not include any numerical information or statistical findings and thus does not count as statistical textual evidence.