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"Skewed Brazilian Election a Social Media Danger"
by Luca Belli
Using WhatsApp, a Facebook-owned messaging service, Bolsonaro supporters delivered an onslaught of daily misinformation straight to millions of Brazilians’ phones.
They included doctored photos portraying senior Workers Party members celebrating with Communist Fidel Castro after the Cuban Revolution, audio clips manipulated to misrepresent Haddad’s policies and fake “fact-checks” discrediting authentic news stories.
The misinformation strategy was effective because WhatsApp is an essential communication tool in Brazil, used by 120 million of its 210 million citizens. Since WhatsApp text messages are forwarded and reforwarded by friends and family, the information seems more credible.
The fallout from Folha’s front-page report compelled WhatsApp to issue an apologetic op-ed.
“Every day, millions of Brazilians trust WhatsApp with their most private conversations,” wrote WhatsApp’s vice president, Chris Daniels, in Folha. “Because both good and bad information can go viral on WhatsApp, we have a responsibility to amplify the good and mitigate the harm.”
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Use the passages to answer the question. Select Passage 1 and Passage 2.
Which elements of style appear in the first passage but not the second passage? Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
Responses
a complex syntax
a complex syntax
quotations
quotations
rhetorical questions
rhetorical questions
advanced vocabulary
advanced vocabulary
statistics
statistics
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The two elements of style that appear in the first passage but not in the second passage are:
1. **Quotations** - The first passage includes a quotation from WhatsApp's vice president, Chris Daniels.
2. **Statistics** - The first passage provides statistics regarding the usage of WhatsApp in Brazil, mentioning that it is used by 120 million of the 210 million citizens.
Therefore, the correct answers are:
- **quotations**
- **statistics**
1. **Quotations** - The first passage includes a quotation from WhatsApp's vice president, Chris Daniels.
2. **Statistics** - The first passage provides statistics regarding the usage of WhatsApp in Brazil, mentioning that it is used by 120 million of the 210 million citizens.
Therefore, the correct answers are:
- **quotations**
- **statistics**