Many people believe that social media sites such as Facebook have had a huge negative impact on both individuals and society. To what extent do you agree?

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It is true that social media platforms
such
as Facebook and Twitter have become increasingly popular among people of different age groups.
However
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some people are concerned that they can exert negative influence on humanity as a whole.While
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accept that they do have several disadvantages
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believe there are more benefits than drawbacks. On the one hand
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it is understandable why people argue that social media sites have
adverse effect
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an adverse effect
on people.The primary reason is that individuals can easily become addicted to these applications and tend to spend too much time on them.A recent study in China found that people aged from 20 to 35 spend approximately 6.5 hours on social media applications each day on average.
As a result
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this
would not only affect their
study
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studies
and
work but
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work, but
also
does damage to their health both physically and mentally.
For example
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teenagers may become overly dependent on online communication
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which is
poor substitute
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a poor substitute
for interactions in real life and
therefore
alienate themselves from friends and families.
On the other hand
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I
contend that the advantages of those social media sites deserve more praise.
First
and foremost
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applications
such
as Facebook and Instagram now serve as the most convenient and effective tools for people to acquire information about current events.
For instance
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during
this
Covid-19 crisis
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Weibo
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which is the Chinese version of Facebook
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has been voted the most useful channel by
Chinese
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the Chinese
when it comes to obtaining both domestic and international news.Another benefit is that social media sites provide individuals access to a more
colorful
having striking color
colourful
and diverse world.There are many
influencers
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
influences
who specialize in different kinds of fields and they share high-quality content of various categories for free
such
as make-up tutorials
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food recipe and useful tips on language learning.
Consequently
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we can learn a wide range of knowledge in an extremely convenient way. In conclusion
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although
social media platforms do have some downsides
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it seems to me that their disadvantages are outweighed by their advantages.
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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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