<span>QUESTION: A writer wants to develop an argument on the following issue: Social media can be a distraction, but its uses outweigh its drawbacks. Which answer offers the most precise argumentative claim on this issue?
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Explanation: Depending on the writers beliefs of the issue stated above, the argument can be that the issue is true / positive or it can be false / negative towards the statement.
<span>1. With all that social media sites have to offer, it is not surprising that people spend so much time on it that they waste their days. (This does not address the benefits / uses.)
2. </span>Social media sites offer a great many benefits to people for communication, and no one should avoid it on principle. (This is pro-social media it does not argue the negative drawbacks.)<span>
3. ANSWER: While social media sites often distract us from our daily duties, with balance, there are useful ways it can improve our lives. This statement A.) Addresses & acknowledges the negative - distraction. B.) Offers a solution - time management. C.) Concludes that </span>there are useful ways it can improve our lives.<span>
</span><span>4. Given our dependence on social media, it's no wonder we have lost the ability to do simple tasks like talk to people face-to-face. (This argues only the negative side and does not mention benefits.)</span>
Answer:
Using the present tense makes the descriptions of the setting more vivid.
Explanation: the author chose the present tense to make the narrative appear more vividly by assimilating it to the here-and-now of the speech act.
Like a coin the development of the present era also has two sides one is beneficial whereas another is not. The discovery is made by humans are beneficial to humanities but also are degrading the environment every day which indirectly affects the humans and the humanities. All discoveries are not good like the discoveries of cars have led to easier transportation mediums but have also increased pollution of air. Some discoveries like chemical explosions have degraded the environment to extinct various species and I have also affected the health of people living in that area. In other hand we cannot say that all the discoveries are bad as the discovery of Internet has made our education system as well as various other factors during the lockdown very easy and convenient. Therefore all the discoveries made are not only benificial.
"Are you going near the post office?" Mrs. Ried asked her husband. "Yes," he said "is there anything you want?" "Could you get me a small resgisetred envelope please?" Mr. Reid said, "I've got to send some money for my sister in Guyana." Mrs. Reid said. "I'll get a couple it may be useful to have a spare available."
