Record yourself again. The pauses are now marked.
Focus as well on the rising and falling tones in each unit of meaning.
It is clear|that a large proportion of the population|now use the Internet|as their main source of political information.
It is also thought|that people’s political views|are often shaped by posts and comments|on social media.
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram|can therefore be assumed|to play a major part|in the formation of political opinion.
There have, of course,|been attempts|to quantify the influence|that the Internet actually wields,|but the results|have so far been inconclusive.
One conclusion, however,|already seems to be taking shape,|namely that blogs and tweets|tend to confirm people|in the views they already hold.
One might, we suspect,|have arrived at this conclusion|by just observing|one’s own Internet behavior.
If one holds a political view,|one is likely|to look for support and confirmation.
Contrary views, however,|are only too easily deleted.