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Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. Journalists often use the word “alleged”
  2. to avoid committing liable
  3. against the alleged criminals
  4. they are writing about.
Explanation
Answer: B - Corrected version: to avoid committing libel

Liable should be changed to libel. To be liable means to be legally responsible, while committing libel is damaging someone’s reputation in print. The precise definition of libel varies from country to country.
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