Questão 2788723

• Banca: CECIERJ
• Órgão: CEDERJ
• Ano: 2017
• Provas: CECIERJ - 2017 - CEDERJ - Vestibular - Segundo Semestre
• Disciplina: Inglês
• Assuntos: Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Read the text below and answer the questions which follow it.

TechTank

Political polarization on Facebook

Darrell M. West and Joshua Bleiberg.

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

      Social scientists have built a large body of evidence that people tend to befriend others with similar political beliefs. The research demonstrates that the polarization phenomenon also applies to social networks, like Facebook. The study finds that a Facebook user has approximately five friends with similar political views and only one friend on the other side of the spectrum. In a democracy, to encounter a variety of political opinions is generally seen as a positive value for citizens.

      Facebook is not just a social network. It’s the platform that millions of people use to learn about current events. Taking small steps to help combat political polarization in the long run will add to the trust that users have in Facebook.

Adapted from:<https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2015/05/13/political-polarization-on-facebook/>. 

In the research, the polarization phenomenon

• A. affects one in five users of social networks.
• B. is also evident in the context of social networks.
• C. is responsible for the trust that users have in social networks.
• D. is not present in the context of social networks.

Gabarito: B

Comentários

• Na pesquisa, o fenômeno da polarização
  A) afeta um em cada cinco usuários de redes sociais. (L. 2-3 - The study finds that a Facebook user has approximately five friends with similar political views and only one friend on the other side of the spectrum. O estudo constata que um usuário do Facebook tem aproximadamente cinco amigos com opiniões políticas semelhantes e apenas um amigo do outro lado do espectro.)
  B) também é evidente no contexto das redes sociais. (L. 2- The research demonstrates that the polarization phenomenon also applies to social networks, like Facebook. A pesquisa demonstra que o fenômeno da polarização também se aplica a redes sociais, como o Facebook.)
  C) é responsável pela confiança que os usuários têm nas redes sociais. (L.5-6 - Taking small steps to help combat political polarization in the long run will add to the trust that users have in Facebook. Dar pequenos passos para ajudar a combater a polarização política a longo prazo aumentará a confiança que os usuários têm no Facebook.
  D) não está presente no contexto das redes sociais. (L. 2-  The research demonstrates that the polarization phenomenon also applies to social networks, like Facebook. A pesquisa demonstra que o fenômeno da polarização também se aplica a redes sociais, como o Facebook.)
   Os trechos destacados apontam que apenas a alternativa B está correta.
  Gabarito do Professor: B