Question

read the excerpt from the role of social media in the arab uprisings by heather brown, emily guskin, and amy mitchell. now, research is emerging that reexamines in a more detailed way the role that social media played in the arab uprisings. in july 2012 a report was published by the united states institute of peace.... the authors came to some conclusions that countered the initial assumption that social media was a causal mechanism in the uprisings. instead, 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. data from the pew research centers global attitudes project at least somewhat supports this conclusion with. which passage provides more effective evidence, and why? the first passage provides more effective evidence because the language it uses is more evocative and interesting than the language in the second passage. the second passage provides more effective evidence because it describes uprisings in many countries rather than focusing solely on one country, as the first passage does. the first passage provides more effective evidence because it has data and statistics from research reports, while the second passage uses titles of articles and authors names as evidence. the second passage provides more effective evidence because it includes four sources, while the first passage provides only two.

Explanation:

The first passage uses data from research (Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project) and a report from the United States Institute of Peace, which are more reliable forms of evidence compared to just listing multiple sources in the second passage. Evocative language isn't a measure of effective evidence. Focusing on one - country doesn't necessarily make evidence less effective, and just having more sources isn't the same as having stronger evidence.

Answer:

The first passage provides more effective evidence because it has data and statistics from research reports, while the second passage uses titles of articles and authors' names as evidence.