Lauren Tarshis's Credibility Of Social Media

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EVALUTATION- Lauren Tarshis establishes her credibility in her argument. When talking about behavior and social media, she gives the real life example of Anna and Maya. With this real life example, it helps establish her credibility that situations like these really do happen. Another real life example she uses is Aaron’s. She talks about how social media can help some people, one of them being Aaron who stated, “we get to know eachother better on Facebook.” In another instance, Tarshis uses statements from reliable sources such as the Anti-Defamation League, a league that runs antibullying programs all around the United States. When talking about the beneficial aspects of social media, Tarshis also establishes her credibility. She states,

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