Suppose that Jinyi sends a Tweet asking for someone to help her move a couch into her apartment. Under which of these conditions is one of her followers mostly likely to agree to help?
a. Jinyi has a very large number of followers.
b. Jinyi just began tweeting and has only a few followers.
c. Jinyi lives in a very large city.
d. Jinyi grew up in the United States.
Answer: B
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