IV. Narcissism: Beyond just being distracting and dangerous, ear buds are detrimental and damaging to society as a whole. Ear bu
ds work against a community of listeners. Everyone is walking all over the neighborhood, plugged into their latest favorite playlist, but no one is talking to anyone. People who are addicted to their ear buds don't care about other people. They don't want community and contact with the real world. Ear buds also actively destroy live musicians' ability to make a living with their art form. No one wants live music anymore when they can pay less to hear it instantly and privately anytime they want. If we don't curb our use of ear buds, all our musicians will languish and no new music will be developed. Which detail from the selection is not part of the author's overall argument against ear buds? es ) A) Ear buds destroy community. B) Ear buds can damage hearing. C) Ear buds are far too expensive to buy. D)Ear buds may impede student learning
The correct answer is C) Earbuds are far too expensive to buy.
Explanation:
Throughout the passage, the author never mentioned anything about the price of headphones. However, he did discuss how headphones destroy communities (par. 4), impede student learning (par. 3), and damage hearing (par. 5).
