Question

What types of evidence do the authors use in this excerpt? Select two options. data showing the widespread use of social media in countries involved in the uprisings verifiable facts that explain why social media's impact was so broad during the uprisings statistics that describe Egyptians' use of the internet and social media during the uprisings an eyewitness account that explains how social media posts may have caused the uprisings a personal story that explains the authors' interest in social media use during the uprisings

Answer 1

Answer:

Verifiable facts that explain why social media's impact was so broad during the uprisings.

Statistics that describe Egyptians' use of the internet and social media during the uprisings

Explanation:

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

Instead, the study suggests that the importance of social media was in communicating to the rest of the world what was happening on the ground during the uprisings. "New [or social] media outlets that use links are more likely to spread information outside of the region than inside it, acting like a megaphone more than a rallying cry."

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.

In this text, we learn about the uprisings that took place in Egypt in 2011 and 2012. The authors analyze the impact that social media had on these, and whether it is possible to argue that social media was responsible for mobilizing people to participate in the uprisings. The text includes information that explains why the role of social media was important, and why this had such a broad impact on society. The article also provides statistics that build on this knowledge by describing the way in which Egyptians used internet and social media during the uprisings.