Frankly if you are using so much inference to get to the answer - E requires less "inference" and should actually be the more correct answer to Q1.
mrcentauri wrote:
ArupRS wrote:
Q1. I agree teh author's view is negative towards media's role. But in Option A it tells "Feeding the public misinformation is warranted in certain situations.". Isn't it far stretched than mentioned in the passage?
Please suggest.
Regards,
Arup
Yeah this seems far fetched, can someone enlighten us?
Hi
mrcentauri,
ArupRS,
We could say that option A is a little difficult to infer, since its not explicitly mentioned in the passage and we have to thoroughly understand what the author is trying to convey. What could help you figure it out are the lines: "The fear that anything they say, even in what is construed as a private forum, may appear in print, makes many people, whether our own government officials or the leaders of foreign countries, unwilling to speak their minds.", implying that if sometimes some important information is withheld from the public, it might not be such a bad thing, as then the leaders would be able to express themselves freely, without the fear of what people might make of it.
Another thing that could help you is using the elimination technique. If at all, option A cannot be inferred straight away, we can easily eliminate the other options as they are clearly mentioned as points of criticism by the author.
Let me know if this helps.
Thanks.