Text Description: An essay about social media and groupthink makes the claim that social media leads individuals to conform to one of a few specific behavior profiles, essentially pitting friends against each other to become the best version of a constructed personality. The essay includes examples of how dangerous groupthink can be for both public health and individual mental wellbeing.
Which sentence would serve a closing statement for this text?
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Responses
A. Regular social media users might already have noticed how social media affects their behavior.
B. Social media users might also be surprised to learn who controls the content they see every day.
C. In the words of Oscar Wilde, “Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
D. In the words of Oscar Wilde, “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
1 answer
The most fitting closing statement for the text description would be:
D. In the words of Oscar Wilde, “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
This quote aligns with the theme of the essay, which discusses the pressures of conformity and the danger of losing one's authentic self due to social media influences.
