Question

1. the singer’s dedicated fans, known as \swifties,\ have developed a deep interest in swift’s romantic life, despite not knowing her personally.
2. these tv viewers started to form one - sided connections with on - screen figures, from news anchors to soap opera stars.
3. this can be seen in the fandom around popular shows like \the summer i turned pretty.\
4. cambridge dictionary also noted an increase in people forming parasocial relationships with artificial intelligence programs.

which two sentences taken together provide the best evidence to support the idea that television plays a role in people forming parasocial relationships?
a 1 and 2
b 1 and 4
c 2 and 3
d 3 and 4

Explanation:

To determine the best evidence for television's role in parasocial relationships, we analyze each option:

• Option A (1 and 2): Sentence 1 is about a singer's fans (not directly TV - related), so it's not suitable.
• Option B (1 and 4): Sentence 1 is about a singer's fans and Sentence 4 is about AI (not TV - related), so this is incorrect.
• Option C (2 and 3): Sentence 2 mentions TV viewers forming connections with on - screen figures, and Sentence 3 refers to fandom around a TV show. Together, they show TV's role in parasocial relationships.
• Option D (3 and 4): Sentence 4 is about AI, not TV, so this is wrong.

Answer:

C. 2 and 3