Question

Read the passage.

Social media is here to stay. No amount of complaining by a generation who cannot even turn on a computer will change the fact that we live in a social media world. Increasing access to social media for people who are unfamiliar with it or afraid of using it should be the first step toward making the playing field a bit more even for everyone.

The author is thinking of adding one of these sentences to the end of the passage. Which sentence contains a fallacy?

My hope is that our generation can be the generation to create a path to social media success.
Unless everyone in the U.S. including our grandparents can successfully use social media, we will be left behind.
Not everyone needs to have the same passion for social media, but access is nonetheless important.
Success for beginners, through access, will lead to a more aware and active community of users.

Answer 1

b

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The sentence which contains a fallacy is:

B. Unless everyone in the U.S. including our grandparents can successfully use social media, we will be left behind.

Step-by-step explanation:

A fallacy takes place when our logic is flawed, which undermines the strength of our argument. We have an example of a fallacy in letter B. Let's analyze why.

According to sentence B, we only have two options:

1. Have everyone successfully use social media;

2. Be left behind.

The writer of the sentence makes it seem that these are the only two ways to go. We either do A, or we'll get B. However, that is not true. There are several other ways to go. Even if our parents do not learn to successfully access social media, we can still stay ahead. Therefore, we can safely say that letter B has a fallacy.