You Read an Article Stating That Facebook Is Related to Unhappiness

question 2

Essay

You read an article stating that Facebook is related to unhappiness. In the study, a group of high school students were asked how many times a day they checked their Facebook pages and how happy they were. In discussing this article with your friend Matt, he exclaims, "I knew it! I have always said that being on Facebook is the cause of all my unhappiness!"
What type of claim is the author making in the article referenced to in this study? Name two reasons you think the author is making this type of claim.

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Definitions:

Noncyclic Electron Pathway

A pathway of photosynthesis where electrons flow in a linear manner from water to NADP+, producing NADPH without the return of electrons to the light-absorbing pigment.

Calvin Cycle

A set of chemical reactions that take place in chloroplasts during photosynthesis, where carbon dioxide is converted into glucose.

G3P

Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate, a three-carbon sugar molecule that plays a central role in both the Calvin cycle of photosynthesis and the glycolysis metabolic pathway.

Organic Molecules

Compounds mainly containing carbon atoms, along with hydrogen, oxygen, and other elements, that are the basis of life.