Journalists agree universally that lying is absolutely taboo. Yet, while many reporters claim that spoken words ought to be quoted verbatim, many others believe that tightening a quote from a person who is interviewed is legitimate on grounds that the speaker' s remarks would have been more concise if the speaker had written them instead. Also, many reporters believe that, to expose wrongdoing, failing to identify oneself as a reporter is permissible, while others condemn such behavior as a type of lying. Which one of the following is most supported by the information above?
A: Since lying is permissible in some situations, reporters are mistaken to think that it is absolutely taboo.
B: Reporters disagree on what sort of behavior qualifies as lying.
C: There is no correct answer to the question of whether lying in a given situation is right or wrong.
D: Omission of the truth is the same thing as lying.
Choose A, B, C or D as your solution.
B