Question

if you were writing an essay on the positives and negatives of the rise of social media, which detail sentence below would most logically fit into your essay?
the internet is a wonderful place in which to do research because so much information is available just a few clicks away!
one of the most frustrating events of the modern age is coming home to find out that your wireless internet is down or disconnected.
an old - fashioned, hand - written letter can mean so much to a parent if you just take the time to sit down and write one from the heart.
rather than making people more shallow, social media has politically and personally empowered many people whove never had a public voice before.

Explanation:

The essay is about the positives and negatives of social - media. The first option is about the internet in general for research, the second is about internet connectivity issues, the third is about hand - written letters. The fourth option directly addresses how social media has empowered people, which is relevant to the topic of social media's impact.

Answer:

D. Rather than making people more shallow, social media has politically and personally empowered many people who've never had a public voice before.