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The rise of social media has affected personal relationsips and societ as a whole. Do the ad vatages of using social media for communication outweigh the disadvantages?

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The growing number of social
media
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 has a big impact on social relationships.
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 writer believes that better connectivity in communicating can not outweigh the drawbacks
less
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 quality
time
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 and fuels functional impairments.
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 with, excessive social
media
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 use can negatively impact
people
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’s significant
time
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. As
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time
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 entertaining too much, they will not have much
time
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 talking or hanging out with friends so there would be a decrease
of
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in
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 their quality relationships.
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, the lack of
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 for exercising will be notable when the obesity rate
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 sharply
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over time
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due to
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 internet usage.
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, a 2021 study on Instagram established that most young
people
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 use
this
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 platform more than half of the day.
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,
this
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 is the reason
of
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 dissatisfaction,
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and conflict
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 from enjoying
in
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apply
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this
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 virtual space. Another point to consider is
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 functional impairments via social
media
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. With the existence of platforms worldwide, face-to-face communication is no longer necessary in
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people
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people's
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 current life.
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 will lead to more social anxiety and worse experiences in a conversation.
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, several investigations depict a large number of
people
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 who feel uncomfortable or unable to
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and
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engage in face-to-face relationships,
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 there is a replacement
in
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person
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 interactions with social
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instead
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.
However
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, social
media
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 could be utilized to
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boost
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 connectivity.
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people
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,
ling
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living
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 far from home or even in another country would have the ability to contact
with
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apply
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their family through numerous apps or websites. Take Facebook as an example. These
people
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 can always post updates about
them
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themselves
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 or their
life
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lives
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 so others can easily know.
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, the flexibility of Messenger would provide ways for them to chat in
real-
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real time
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time
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,
further
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 helping them feel more connected. In conclusion, the pros of having better connectivity in communicating can not have
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the possibility
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 to overshadow these cons like
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 shortage and even worse social skills.

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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic

IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.

Answer structure for the type of essay

  • Introduction
  • Body paragraph 1 – advantages
  • Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
  • Conclusion

Examples to start your body paragraph:

  • The main advantage is...
  • The disadvantage of this...
  • The main benefit...
  • Despite these advantages...
  • One possible drawback...

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