read the excerpt from \the role of social media in the arab uprisings\ by heather brown, emily guskin, and…

read the excerpt from \the role of social media in the arab uprisings\ by heather brown, emily guskin, and amy mitchell.\n\nin july 2012 a report was published by the united states institute of peace based on an extensive content analysis of bit.ly links from the uprisings in tunisia, egypt, libya, and bahrain. bit.ly links, or short urls, are predominantly used in social media such as twitter. the authors came to some conclusions that countered the initial assumption that social media was a causal mechanism in the uprisings.\n\ninstead, 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 bit.ly links are more likely to spread information outside of the region than inside it, acting like a megaphone more than a rallying cry.\\n\nwhat types of evidence do the authors use in this excerpt? select two options.\n\n- data showing the widespread use of social media in countries involved in the uprisings\n- verifiable facts that explain why social media’s impact was so broad during the uprisings\n- statistics that describe egyptians’ use of the internet and social media during the uprisings\n- an eyewitness account that explains how social media posts may have caused the uprisings\n- a personal story that explains the authors’ interest in social media use during the uprisings

read the excerpt from \the role of social media in the arab uprisings\ by heather brown, emily guskin, and amy mitchell.\n\nin july 2012 a report was published by the united states institute of peace based on an extensive content analysis of bit.ly links from the uprisings in tunisia, egypt, libya, and bahrain. bit.ly links, or short urls, are predominantly used in social media such as twitter. the authors came to some conclusions that countered the initial assumption that social media was a causal mechanism in the uprisings.\n\ninstead, 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 bit.ly links are more likely to spread information outside of the region than inside it, acting like a megaphone more than a rallying cry.\\n\nwhat types of evidence do the authors use in this excerpt? select two options.\n\n- data showing the widespread use of social media in countries involved in the uprisings\n- verifiable facts that explain why social media’s impact was so broad during the uprisings\n- statistics that describe egyptians’ use of the internet and social media during the uprisings\n- an eyewitness account that explains how social media posts may have caused the uprisings\n- a personal story that explains the authors’ interest in social media use during the uprisings

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Brief Explanations:

  1. For the first option: The excerpt mentions a report with content analysis of bit.ly links from multiple countries (Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain) involved in uprisings, which is data showing social media use in those countries.
  2. For the second option: The study's conclusions (countering initial assumptions, explaining social media's role as a communicator) are verifiable facts about why social media's impact was broad (spreading info outside the region).
  3. The third option is incorrect as there's no specific statistics about Egyptians' internet/social media use (the report is about multiple countries, not just Egypt).
  4. The fourth option is incorrect as there's no eyewitness account; it's a report-based study.
  5. The fifth option is incorrect as there's no personal story about the authors' interest.

Answer:

A. data showing the widespread use of social media in countries involved in the uprisings B. verifiable facts that explain why social media’s impact was so broad during the uprisings