Question

passage 1
why would you limit something that helps students succeed? social media sites help students do better at school. students report that they use social media to discuss educational topics and talk about school assignments. after the university of the scholars introduced a social media program to engage students, teachers reported a noticeable improvement in grades
passage 2
how does the author of passage 2 use rhetorical devices?
the writer uses parallelism to list the harm done by social media
the writer uses understatement to make the proposed benefits of social media seem comical
the writer uses overstatement to exaggerate the harm that social media causes
the writer uses allusion to reference another event where social media was detrimental

Explanation:

First, analyze the definitions of each rhetorical - device option. Parallelism is the use of similar grammatical structures. Understatement downplays something. Overstatement exaggerates. Allusion refers to another event or work. Since the question asks about Passage 2 but only Passage 1 is shown, assume we are going by the general knowledge of rhetorical devices. Parallelism involves listing items in a similar structure. There is no indication of understatement making benefits seem comic, no over - statement of harm, and no allusion to another event. If Passage 2 lists harms of social media in a parallel structure, this option would be correct.

Answer:

The writer uses parallelism to list the harm done by social media.