Question

How does the author try to convince readers of her point in paragraph 2?
A
She acknowledges that women are insecure.
B
She provides expert testimony from a psychologist.
C
She provides an emotional appeal for support.
D
She describes the experiences of women on social media
2 In a society that is constantly offering perfectly edited and filtered versions of ourselves, where authenticity is no longer expected or celebrated, it is easy to see why selfie culture is taking a collective toll on women’s self-esteem. According to clinical psychologist and author of Parenting a Teen Girl: A Crash Course on Conflict, Communication and Connection with Your Teenage Daughter, Lucie Hemmen, selfies and self-promotion can “damage our self-esteem” (Hemmen in Yadegaran). She goes on to explain that women “are often driven by insecurity to construct a desirable persona” and because of this, they are “vulnerable to the negative side of self-portraiture” (Hemmen). By constantly creating carefully stylized versions of themselves, women, especially teen women, can lose touch with their true identity and the ability to accept themselves and embrace their flaws. Thus, resulting in lower self-confidence when one’s actual self does not measure up to their online persona.

Answer 1

B

The paragraph relies on expert testimony from clinical psychologist Lucie Hemmen, quoting her statements about selfies damaging self‑esteem and insecurity driving women to construct personas.