Question

Information that is published is part of the public record. But the information that a reporter collects, and sources that he contacts, must be protected in order for our free press to function free of fear.

The above argument is most severely weakened by which one of the following statements?

Options

• Public information is usually reliable

• Undocumented evidence may be used to convict an innocent person

• Members of the press act ethically in most cases

• The sources that reporter contacts are usually willing to divulge their identity

Answer 1

Undocumented evidence may be used to convict an innocent person

Explanation:

Statement (Undocumented evidence may be used to convict an innocent person) weaken the given argument.