[TOEFL writing] Jun. 24, 2024

I believe that while social media facilitates convenient and frequent communication, it significantly undermines the quality of our interpersonal interactions.

I believe that

facilitates convenient and frequent communication

significantly undermines the quality of our interpersonal interactions.

 

Although it enables us to maintain connections across long distances, these interactions often lack the depth and authenticity of face-to-face communication.

Although it enables us to maintain connections

it enables us to 

maintain connections across long distances

across long distances

across long distances

these interactions

lack the depth and authenticity of

face-to-face communication

 

In-person conversations allow for non-verbal cues such as body language and facial expressions, which are crucial for building trust and empathy.

In-person conversations

In-person conversations

allow for non-verbal cues

non-verbal cues

non-verbal cues

body language

body language

facial expressions

facial expressions

building trust and empathy

 

Social media interactions, on the other hand, tend to be more superficial and can lead to misunderstandings.

Social media interactions, on the other hand, tend to be more superficial and can lead to misunderstandings.

tend to be more superficial

tend to be more superficial

tend to be more superficial

can lead to 

can lead to

can lead to

misunderstandings

misunderstandings

 

Therefore, despite its benefits in maintaining long-distance relationship, social media diminishes the overall quality of our interpersonal communications.

Therefore,

despite its benefits in

despite its benefits in

despite its benefits in

maintaining long-distance relationship

maintaining long-distance relationship

diminishes 

diminishes

the overall quality of 

the overall quality of

the overall quality of

the overall quality of

interpersonal communications

interpersonal communications

interpersonal communications