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Which piece of evidence reveals a connection between reading ability and the likelihood of being tricked by misinformation?
"'They really can't understand fake news or misinformation or anything if they don't understand the relationship between social media and journalism'" (Paragraph 15)
"she has noticed a clear decline in reading comprehension skills, a trend she attributes to students' spending less time with books and more time with games and watching videos." (Paragraph 16)
"With poorer reading skills and shorter attention spans, students are more vulnerable to believing fake news or not having enough knowledge about topics to identify misleading or wrong information" (Paragraph 16)
"Ms. Uusitalo said her goal was to teach students methods they could use to distinguish between truth and fiction." (Paragraph 18)
"'They really can't understand fake news or misinformation or anything if they don't understand the relationship between social media and journalism'" (Paragraph 15)
"she has noticed a clear decline in reading comprehension skills, a trend she attributes to students' spending less time with books and more time with games and watching videos." (Paragraph 16)
"With poorer reading skills and shorter attention spans, students are more vulnerable to believing fake news or not having enough knowledge about topics to identify misleading or wrong information" (Paragraph 16)
"Ms. Uusitalo said her goal was to teach students methods they could use to distinguish between truth and fiction." (Paragraph 18)
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The piece of evidence that reveals a connection between reading ability and the likelihood of being tricked by misinformation is:
"With poorer reading skills and shorter attention spans, students are more vulnerable to believing fake news or not having enough knowledge about topics to identify misleading or wrong information" (Paragraph 16).
This sentence directly links poorer reading skills to an increased vulnerability to misinformation, indicating that those who struggle with reading are at a higher risk of being deceived by fake news.
"With poorer reading skills and shorter attention spans, students are more vulnerable to believing fake news or not having enough knowledge about topics to identify misleading or wrong information" (Paragraph 16).
This sentence directly links poorer reading skills to an increased vulnerability to misinformation, indicating that those who struggle with reading are at a higher risk of being deceived by fake news.