In the left box is written “The populations of cities greatly increased in the late 1800s.” An arrow points from the left box to the middle box, which contains a question mark. An arrow points from the middle box to the right box, which reads “The newspaper industry experienced a boom in cities.”

Question

In the left box is written “The populations of cities greatly increased in the late 1800s.” An arrow points from the left box to the middle box, which contains a question mark. An arrow points from the middle box to the right box, which reads “The newspaper industry experienced a boom in cities.”
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Responses

People had more time for face-to-face contact with neighbors to exchange news.
People had more time for face-to-face contact with neighbors to exchange news.

The number of educational institutions declined.
The number of educational institutions declined.

People in big cities could not get their news directly from neighbors.
People in big cities could not get their news directly from neighbors.

The public interest in books and magazines dropped.

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The best response to fill in the question mark in the middle box is:

People in big cities could not get their news directly from neighbors.

This response logically connects the increased population in cities to the growth of the newspaper industry, as larger populations often led to a more dispersed community where individuals were less likely to rely on word-of-mouth news from neighbors, thus increasing the demand for newspapers.