The following passage will be used to answer questions 1-4. [1]There is no getting around it-most teens use social media. (2)A recent
study by the child advocacy group Common Sense Media suggests that 90%
of people aged 13 to 17 years have used social media, while 51% say they
visit a social networking site daily. (3)So what is the effect of all of these
social media on teenagers' social lives? (4)Perhaps surprisingly, social media
can be a positive force in teens' lives, helping them stay in touch with
friends, feel better about themselves, and connect with the larger world.
What is the purpose of the opening sentence?
O to use a commonplace assertion to prove a poin
to establish the author's claim from the very beginning of the argument
to get the reader's attention by stating a generalization with which most readers
would agree
to insist that the reader accept her position