Question

read the excerpt from the role of social media in the arab uprisings by heather brown, emily guskin, and amy mitchell. in july 2012 a report was published by the united states institute of peace.... 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 its findings that the majority of egyptians are not online. nearly two - thirds (65%) of the total population do not use the internet. when looking specifically at those with a college education, use of social media for obtaining political information is more prevalent than in other segments of the population. though most of the country how do the authors use statistics to support their claim? to include ideas about how social media can help authoritarian regimes remain in power to emphasize that egyptians, even those who are highly educated, mistrust social media to illustrate that social media motivated average egyptians to take part in the uprisings to show that even though social media use was limited, it was often directly connected to politics

Explanation:

The authors use Pew Research Center data. They show that while most Egyptians aren't online, among educated ones, social - media use for political info is more common. This supports the claim that social media was important in communicating events during the uprisings, as it implies that even with limited overall use, it was connected to politics.

Answer:

to show that even though social media use was limited, it was often directly connected to politics