Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:…
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Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Four of the most popular forms i.e. facebook, twitter, snapchat, instagram of social media _____ 1 _____ great damage upon young people’s mental health. These four platforms have a negative effect because they can _____ 2 _____ children’s and young people’s body image worries, and worsen bullying, sleep problems, anxiety, depression and loneliness. The findings follow growing _____ 3 _____ among politicians, health bodies, doctors and parents about young people suffering harm as a result of cyber bullying and social media _____ 4 _____ feelings of self-loathing and leading them to commit suicide. However, the leader of the UK’s psychiatrists said these findings were too simplistic and they _____ 5 _____ blamed social media for the complex reasons why the mental health of so many young people is suffering. Find the appropriate word in each case 5
- A.
legitimately
- B.
outlandish
- C.
unfairly
- D.
impartially
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Correct answer: C
Answer: unfairly.
Why this fits: 'Unfairly' means 'in a manner that is not just or deserved'. The leader described the findings as too simplistic, so the intended meaning is that social media should not be blamed in an unjust or undeserved way for the complex reasons behind young people’s mental-health problems.
Why 'unfairly' works: it expresses that blame would be unjust or undeserved, matching the idea that the findings are overly simplistic.
Why 'legitimately' does not fit: it means 'with proper justification'; it does not convey the specific sense of unjust or undeserved blame required by the sentence.
Why 'outlandish' does not fit: it means 'strange' or 'bizarre' and is unrelated to the notion of blame in this context.
Why 'impartially' does not fit: it means 'without bias' or 'neutral'; it does not express the idea of blame being undeserved or unjust.
Conclusion: 'Unfairly' is the best choice because it directly conveys that blaming social media would be unjust given the complexity of the causes described.