Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
- 1.Internet is not inclusive enough.
- 2.Internet can adversely affect the quality of politics in a country.
Which of the assumptions given above is/are valid?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2
The opening line says not every voice gets the same audience and that money buys a louder voice, so the internet is not equally open to all. The passage also says the quality of politics suffers when digital political discourse becomes a contest to outshine rivals.
- ✓ 1. ‘Not every voice on the internet commands the same kind of audience’, and entities ‘with high capital’ can buy a louder voice. Voices are not equally heard, so the internet is not inclusive enough.
- ✓ 2. The passage says that if political discourse in the digital sphere is about outshining one’s opponent till the election is won, ‘then the quality of politics suffers’.
Remember · When a statement restates a line of the passage in general words, it is valid. Read the first and last sentences closely.
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