Which of the following statements about rumors is false? Rumors involve unsuppor
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Question
Which of the following statements about rumors is false?
Rumors involve unsupported or unproven reports about something of concern.
Rumors may spread locally or spread more widely because of technology such as the Internet.
Rumors are a form of crowd behavior.
Rumors are a form of mass behavior.
a.Rumors involve unsupported or unproven reports about something of concern.
b.Rumors may spread locally or spread more widely because of technology such as the Internet.
c.Rumors are a form of crowd behavior.
d.Rumors are a form of mass behavior.
Explanation / Answer
Rumors are information or reports which is unsupported or unproven. There are various ways in which it spreads. However, it is a form of mass behaviour and not crowd behaviour. Mass behaviour is a collective behaviour. Crowd on the other hand, is just a bunch of unrelated people.
Thus, the correct answer is option, C.
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