Question

Read the excerpt from "The Role of Social Media in the Arab Uprisings" by Heather Brown, Emily Guskin, and Amy Mitchell.

Almost immediately after the Arab uprisings began, there was debate over the role and influence of social media in the ouster of Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and the imminent overthrow of [Egyptian president Hosni] Mubarak. In covering what some deemed the Facebook or Twitter revolutions, the media focused heavily on young protesters mobilizing in the streets in political opposition, smartphones in hand. And since then, the violent and sectarian unrest in Syria has brought increased attention to the role of citizen journalism.

Social media indeed played a part in the Arab uprisings. Networks formed online were crucial in organizing a core group of activists, specifically in Egypt. Civil society leaders in Arab countries emphasized the role of "the internet, mobile phones, and social media" in the protests. Additionally, digital media has been used by Arabs to exercise freedom of speech and as a space for civic engagement.

Now, research is emerging that reexamines in a more detailed way the role that social media played in the Arab uprisings.

What evidence could be used to support the authors’ claims in this excerpt? Select three options.

tweets (Twitter messages) describing the overthrow of Ben Ali at the time it happened
verifiable facts that help explain that social media has little effect on citizen journalism
speeches that give biographical accounts of the life and accomplishments of Mubarak
journal entries from a student describing how social media helped him join a protest
quotations from experts on social media use during uprisings within the Arab world

Answer 1

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Answer 2

A. Tweets (Twitter messages) describing the overthrow of Ben Ali at the time it happened

D. Journal entries from a student describing how social media helped him join a protest

E. quotations from experts on social media use during uprisings within the Arab world

Explanation:

• When we "Analyse an Argument" we evaluate "someone else's argument".  The task presents a brief passage wherein the author makes a case for a "course of action" or "interprets" events by "presenting claims" & "supporting evidences".
• When we evaluate an argument,  we need strong evidence to support our ideas. Evidence is used to support a point which we are trying to make.
• In the above excerpt, the evidence that could be used to support the author's claims of "the role that social media played in the Arab uprisings" are twitter messages, journal entries, & quotation from experts.

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