Which passage provides more effective evidence, and why?

The first passage provides more effective evidence because the language it uses is more evocative and interesting than the language in the second passage.
The second passage provides more effective evidence because it describes uprisings in many countries rather than focusing solely on one country, as the first passage does.
The first passage provides more effective evidence because it has data and statistics from research reports, while the second passage uses titles of articles and authors' names as evidence.
The second passage provides more effective evidence because it includes four sources, while the first passage provides only two.

In July 2012 a report was published by the United States Institute of Peace based on an extensive content analysis of bit ly links from the uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Bahrain. Bit ly links, or short URLs, are predominantly used in social media such as Twitter. The authors came to some conclusions that countered the initial assumption that social media was a causal mechanism in the uprisings.

Data from the Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project at least somewhat supports this conclusion with its findings that the majority of Egyptians are not online. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of the total population do not use the internet. When looking specifically at those with a college education, use of social media for obtaining political information is more prevalent than in other segments of the population. Though most of the country is disconnected from the internet, 84% of those who are online say they visit social networking sites for news about Egypt’s political situation. These findings point to social media’s important role in spreading information, but do not necessarily indicate that social media was a mobilizing force in the uprisings.

Answer:

The correct answer is option C) The first passage provides more effective evidence because it has data and statistics from research reports, while the second passage uses titles of articles and authors' names as evidence.

Explanation:

Both passages belong to "The Role of Social Media in the Arab Uprising".

As we can see, the first passage offers reliable content and specific data. They talk about an extensive analysis made by an institute, on specific dates and about the conclusions reached by its researchers.

While the second passage gives less specific information, and does not name authors as the first passage does.

Given this information we can say that the correct answer is option C.

JackelineCasarez JackelineCasarez · Answer 2 · 2021-12-17T11:32:36+01:00

The passage that offers the most productive evidence and the reason for it would be:

C). The first passage provides more effective evidence because it has data and statistics from the research reports, while the second passage uses titles of articles and authors' names as evidence.

As per the question, the very initial or first passage produces potent details including the valid data and statistics that establishing the helped in establishing the validity of the claim.
While the second passage on the other hand fails to provide effective and verifiable data(the author's names and other details) that could bring a worthy deduction.
The information taken from the research reports is valid and therefore, it can be believed easily by the readers.
Thus, option C is the correct answer.

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