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 based on an extensive content analysis of bit.ly links from the uprisings in tunisia, egypt, libya, and bahrain. bit.ly links, or short urls, are predominantly used in social media such as twitter. 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. new or social media outlets that use bit.ly links are more likely to spread information outside of the region than inside it, acting like a megaphone more than a rallying cry. what types of evidence do the authors use in this excerpt? select two options. data showing the widespread use of social media in countries involved in the uprisings verifiable facts that explain why social medias impact was so broad during the uprisings statistics that describe egyptians use of the internet and social media during the uprisings an eyewitness account that explains how social media posts may have caused the uprisings a personal story that explains the authors interest in social media use during the uprisings

Explanation:

The text mentions an extensive content - analysis of bit.ly links from uprisings. Data showing widespread social media use and statistics about Egyptians' internet and social media use are types of evidence that could be gathered from such an analysis. There are no eyewitness accounts, personal stories, or verifiable facts about why social media's impact was broad in the given excerpt.

Answer:

A. data showing the widespread use of social media in countries involved in the uprisings
C. statistics that describe Egyptians' use of the internet and social media during the uprisings