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Caution on Social Media Risks and Dangers

The writing assignment discusses the dangers of social media, arguing that users should be cautious due to risks such as the spread of disinformation and the negative impact on mental health. The essay highlights how misinformation can lead to harmful decisions and how excessive social media use can fuel anxiety and depression. Ultimately, it concludes that while social media is important, users should limit their engagement to protect their well-being.

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Caution on Social Media Risks and Dangers

The writing assignment discusses the dangers of social media, arguing that users should be cautious due to risks such as the spread of disinformation and the negative impact on mental health. The essay highlights how misinformation can lead to harmful decisions and how excessive social media use can fuel anxiety and depression. Ultimately, it concludes that while social media is important, users should limit their engagement to protect their well-being.

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Name: Le Thị Yen Nhi

Student ID No.: 22716581


Class: ĐHAV18

WRITING ASSIGNMENT
Unit 1
Topic: Write an opinion essay on the topic
Do you agree or disagree with the statement "users of social networks should be
cautious as social media can be dangerous”?

Outline Writing
1st draft:

*Introduction:
-social media platforms In today's society, social media platforms have become an
have become an essential essential part of daily life. While social networks provide
part of daily life many benefits, such as allowing people to stay connected,
-there are also significant share ideas, and access information, Many individuals
risks and dangers that believe there are also significant risks and dangers that users
users must be cautious must be cautious about. Personally, I completely agree with
about that opinion. (Thesis statement)
-agree with opinion
One of the primary dangers of social media is the spread of
*Body disinformation on these platforms. Social platforms make it
1. The spread of easy for anyone to share content, regardless of its accuracy
disinformation or truthfulness, and nowadays people can be easily deceived
-easy for anyone to share by the [Link] them to make wrong decisions,
content, regardless resulting in economic and material losses, but also because
accuracy misinformation can have an impact on health, medical, and
-Causing them to make other fields, spreading wrong treatments that even further
wrong decisions damage the public’s physical and mental health. For
-The fake COVID-19 example,in 2021, some social media accounts are using
news -> adverse impact images of COVID-19 deaths in Myanmar to spread fake
on pandemic prevention news that the bodies are patients in HCM City. The fake
and control activities. news has confused the public and has had an adverse impact
on pandemic prevention and control activities.
2. The overuse of social
media risks to users' Additionally, it should be recognized that the overuse of
mental health and well- social media poses risks to users' mental health and well-
being being. Studies have shown that excessive use of social
-fuel feelings of anxiety, media is linked to increased rates of mental health issues,
depression, and isolation particularly among teenagers and young adults. Spending
-impacts our personal too much time browsing social media can fuel feelings of
relations anxiety, depression, and isolation. Many people are so
-a waste of a good addicted to social networking sites that they constantly stare
number of moments and
diverts their attention at their screens during dinners with their families without
from personal actually paying attention to the people around them, which
development impacts our personal relations. Furthermore, spending hours
on public networking is a waste of a good number of
moments and diverts their attention from personal
development. Therefore, the most essential thing for people
*Conclusion: is to limit the use of social media.

While social media is an integral part of daily life for


billions of people around the world, they should also limit
the time they spend on social media to protect their mental
health and avoid the spread of misinformation and fake
news. Overall, I believe that users of social networks should
be cautious because social media can be dangerous.

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