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Since the rise of social media, the average attention span of young adults has decreased. This proves that the constant stream of short-form content on these platforms is damaging our cognitive ability to focus for long periods.

Which of the following is an assumption required by the argument?

  1. The decline in attention spans was not caused by other developments, such as changes in education or rising stress levels
  2. Sustaining one's attention for long uninterrupted periods is a more valuable cognitive skill than rapidly processing information
  3. Most young adults who use social media are themselves consciously aware that their own attention spans are gradually decreasing
  4. Young adults as a group spend considerably more of their time on social media than any other comparable age group does today
  5. Average attention spans were essentially stable, neither rising nor falling, in the years just preceding the rise of social media

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