Which of the following most logically completes the argument?

Newspapers represent one of the major forms of media communications. Like the success of television and radio shows, a newspaper's success is measured by the attention it receives from the public. Therefore, the information in newspapers should never be trusted since __________.

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almost all newspapers today own corresponding Internet sites that publish their articles free of charge

it is written with the sole purpose of creating an emotional response in the reader

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it is gathered by a group of journalists so statistically, at least one must be dishonest

most TV shows income is generated through advertising

editors are trained and hired to identify biased views and weakly established arguments

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What this question tests

Whether you can complete the last sentence of an argument in a way that is logically consistent with it.

Choosing an option that sounds plausible but contradicts the argument or introduces new information.