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