In describing the Cook, Chaucer says, "But very ill it was, it seemed to me, / That on his shin a deadly
sore had he" (lines 387-388). Is this a direct or indirect characterization? Is it both? What do these lines
from "The Prologue" to The Canterbury Tales tell you about the Cook?

Direct characterization: Students may say the Cook has a sore on his shin. Indirect characterization: Students may say the Cook is unsanitary and contaminates the food with bacteria from his sore.

Social media poses a threat to more traditional media outlets.

Explanation:

Social media poses a threat to more traditional media outlets because they offer contents more rapidly to large audiences, but the information is not verified nor investigated.

Traditional media loses some ground because of that and it's difficult to fight against user-generated content available instantaneously through social medial, while traditional media follow certain rules, including a facts-checking process that is not in place on social media.