Question

Which visual aid would best support the following claim?

More Americans obtain their news primarily from the Internet than from any other source today.

A. A pie chart that shows the percentage of Americans who obtain their news from the Internet compared to other sources.
B. An infographic that shows five people using computers to access the news and one person reading a newspaper.
C. A map of the United States that shows the states and the means by which Americans obtain their news.
D. A bar graph that shows the growth in the percentage of Americans who obtain their news primarily from electronic sources.

Answer 1

The visual aid which would best support the above claim is:

A. A pie chart that shows the percentage of Americans who obtain their news from the Internet compared to other sources.

A pie chart shows comparisons between the categories. The above claim can be supported through the help of a pie chart as it will show the increase in the number of people. While the other visual aids provide with the information and not with a comparative view.