Select the correct evaluation of the paraphrase of the following excerpt.

Excerpt: "Emerging new media has recently become an alternative source of independent information for citizens and, potentially, an agent of political change in nondemocratic regimes" (Enikolopov et al. 2018:150).

Paraphrase: This idea is supported by the fact that new media have the potential to bring political change in nondemocratic contexts as an alternative independent news source.



A. The paraphrase misrepresents the information by changing the wording and placing it in a different context than the original and is thus a poor example of paraphrasing.
B. The paraphrase effectively encapsulates the idea in the source text, is rephrased appropriately and links with a previous argument and is thus a good example of paraphrasing.
C. The paraphrase effectively expresses the idea in the source text, although it remains too close to the original source wording and idea and is therefore an average example of paraphrasing.
D. The paraphrase properly conveys the idea in the source text, is appropriately reworded and integrated, but does not make use of a text reference and is therefore an unacceptable example of paraphrasing.

B. The paraphrase effectively encapsulates the idea in the source text, is rephrased appropriately and links with a previous argument and is thus a good example of paraphrasing.