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In "Is the World Falling Apart?," the author claims that the media makes it seem that the world has become more violent than it really is. Which piece of evidence is most relevant to support the author's

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In "Is the World Falling Apart?," the author claims that the media makes it seem that the world has become more violent than it really is. Which piece of evidence is most relevant to support the author's claim?

The author reports that – in the wake of the attack on the Boston Marathon in 2013 – the media covered the event and its aftermath closely.

A blog post in Psychology Today states that humans seek out news of dramatic events because our brains evolved in a hunter-gatherer environment.

A recent study revealed that there were relatively few positive news articles about people with mental illness recovering from their issues.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that fewer than two percent of all homicides of school-age children happen on school property.