<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:
The storm is being personified in lines 16-17 of The Tempest.
Explanation:
Personification means giving human traits to an inanimate object. Personification is a literary device used by many authors to add depth and interest to their writing.
In lines 16-17 of The Tempest: "You are a councilor.
If you can command these elements to silence and work the peace of the present,
we will not hand a rope more"
The elements in question refer to the storm, which was given a human trait with the sentence 'if you can command these elements to silence...'.
You can command or silence a person, but you can't do that to a storm.
So, the statement personified the storm (elements) with the human trait of being commanded and silence.
Answer:
Instead is an alternative or a substitute for something, and believe is to accept something and to feel sure of the truth of it. They aren't alike, they are two contradicting words.
Explanation:
Answer:
The figurative language is personification
Explanation:
because a gorgeous sunset cannot speak
