A candidate is asked to write an argumentative essay on the topic: 'Social media does more harm than good.' Which of the following opening sentences is most appropriate?

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Social media, hailed as a revolutionary tool of communication, has paradoxically become one of the greatest threats to the moral and psychological well-being of modern society.. Option B is the most appropriate because it is engaging, uses sophisticated vocabulary, and immediately establishes a clear argumentative stance, which is essential in an argumentative essay. Options A and C are bland and lack argumentative force, while option D is too informal and simplistic for a

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A) In this essay, I am going to write about social media and whether it is good or bad.

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B) Social media, hailed as a revolutionary tool of communication, has paradoxically become one of the greatest threats to the moral and psychological well-being of modern society.

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C) Social media was invented in the twentieth century and has since spread across the world.

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D) I think social media is very bad and harmful to everyone who uses it.

A candidate is asked to write an argumentative essay on the topic: 'Social media does more harm than good.' Which of the following opening sentences is most appropriate?

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