Read this excerpt from a passage. Social media is a tool, and like any other tool it can be used properly or misused. Here are a few questions to ask yourself to see if you could be in danger of letting social media control you. Are you afraid to stop checking your social networking sites because you might miss out on something amazing? Do you find yourself planning your next social media post before you have even done something worth posting? Are you competitive or insecure about how many "likes" you get on your posts? Do you stay up late into the night scrolling through your news feeds—even causing you to miss sleep? If after answering yes to several of these you feel that you might have a social media addiction, there are ways to break free from it. What is the intended purpose of this section of the passage? To make the reader feel guilty about using social media. To highlight the negative effects of social media habit. To inform the reader of the ways to break free from a social media addiction. To help the reader discover if he or she has a social media addiction.

Answer 1

The intended purpose of this section of the passage is "To help the reader discover if he or she has a social media addiction." The questions presented are designed to encourage self-reflection and assessment regarding the reader's relationship with social media.