IPMAT Indore 2023 (VA) - Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent passage:<ol><li>Yet, even as TikTok delights consumers and advertisers, others believe the sunny app has a dark side.</li><li>Since launching just five years ago, the app has brought a warm glow to its 1 billion plus users, as well as an icy dash of competition to the social media incumbents of Silicon Valley.</li><li>ByteDance, its owner, has its headquarters in China, whose government is addicted to surveillance and propaganda- making it a worrying place for a media app to be placed.</li><li>With its wholesome dancing and lip-syncing videos, TikTok once billed itself as the 'last sunny corner on the Internet.'</li></ol> | PYQs + Solutions | AfterBoards
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Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent passage:
  1. Yet, even as TikTok delights consumers and advertisers, others believe the sunny app has a dark side.
  2. Since launching just five years ago, the app has brought a warm glow to its 1 billion plus users, as well as an icy dash of competition to the social media incumbents of Silicon Valley.
  3. ByteDance, its owner, has its headquarters in China, whose government is addicted to surveillance and propaganda- making it a worrying place for a media app to be placed.
  4. With its wholesome dancing and lip-syncing videos, TikTok once billed itself as the 'last sunny corner on the Internet.'

Entered answer:

Correct Answer: 4213
The sentences are ordered as 4213 to construct a paragraph that introduces TikTok and its impact, progresses to its origins and concerns.
  1. Starting with sentence 4, TikTok is described as initially a source of joy and a positive influence.
  2. This is built upon by sentence 2, which elaborates on the content that led to its appeal.
  3. Sentence 1 then contrasts this sunny perception with the competitive challenge TikTok has posed to established social media.
  4. Lastly, sentence 3 introduces a note of caution regarding the owner's location in China, hinting at potential issues, and lends a nuanced view to the introductory positive claims about TikTok.
This order creates a narrative that starts positively and gradually introduces complexity and contrast.

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