Question

read the claim. the overuse of social media has led to a decline in the academic performance of this country’s high school students. which reasons are logically sound and could be used to support the claim? select two options. high school students are spending more time on social media than they are studying and completing homework. grades at a specific high school are worse this year than they were 20 years ago, when social media was not a distraction. social media is causing many problems in society, including a lack of attention and a more negative attitude toward education among students in my neighborhood. you can read several articles about students around the country causing problems at school rather than focusing on academics. standardized test scores dropped or remained stagnant in many states in 2017, which was the peak year to date for social media use.

Explanation:

1. Option 1 directly links increased social - media time to less study time, which can lead to a decline in academic performance.
2. Option 5 shows a correlation between the peak year of social - media use and stagnant or dropped standardized test scores, which can be seen as evidence of a decline in academic performance. Option 2 only compares one school's grades over a long time and has many other possible factors. Option 3 is too anecdotal about a neighborhood and not country - wide. Option 4 is about students causing problems rather than academic performance directly.

Answer:

A. High school students are spending more time on social media than they are studying and completing homework.
E. Standardized test scores dropped or remained stagnant in many states in 2017, which was the peak year to date for social media use.