Question

Read the excerpt from the body paragraph of an argumentative essay.

(1) Furthermore, social networking has helped to improve society. (2) It helps people share information, which makes their lives better. (3) It also provides people with news, which helps people connect with global events. (4) In fact, a recent survey showed that almost 30% of Americans get their news from social networking rather than from TV or radio.

Which analysis of the passage best describes why it should be revised?

Sentence 1 should be revised because it contains bias.
Sentence 2 should be revised because it contains fallacious reasoning.
Sentence 3 should be revised because it contains a misconception.
Sentence 4 should be revised because it contains a statistic.

Answer 1

Sentence 2 — it assumes a causal link without evidence (a fallacy/non sequitur). It claims sharing information “makes their lives better” without support; revise to provide evidence or to qualify the claim (e.g., “can help improve” and give examples or data).