Question

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

Answer 1

Answer:

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:

According to the given passage, the authors Heather Brown, Emily Guskin, and Amy Mitchell present a claim that the Arab Uprisings were projected in a much greater deal to the outside world with the help of social media. The presence of cell phones used to record the events, which also led to the increased interest and attention to citizen journalism.

So, to support the claims laid by them, there are some pieces of evidence that can be used. Evidences back the claims, validating the truth of the claims made. Such pieces of evidence that can help are tweets that describe the overthrow of the ruler at the time it had happened or a student's journal entries that describe how social media helped people him to join the protest. Also, the use of quotations from experts on social media that are used during the uprising within the Arab world can be used as evidence to support the claims.

Thus, the correct answers are A, D, and E.