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Urban legends are:
 
  A) widespread attitudes on a particular issue.
  B) unexpected events that cause widespread damage, destruction, distress, and loss.
  C) gaps between what people have and what they think they should have compared with others in a society.
  D) stories-funny, horrifying, or just odd-that supposedly happened somewhere.
  E) reactions to a real or imagined threat by large numbers of people.

Question 2

Sadie told a few of her friends at school that their physics teacher was selling drugs to students. Though the information was baseless, it spread to the entire school, and the physics teacher was asked to step down when the enquiry was in progress. In this case, the information spread by Sadie is an example of a _____.
 
  A) rumor
  B) fad
  C) rage
  D) fact
  E) riot


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brittrenee

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Reply #1 on: Jul 1, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

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future617RT

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Reply 2 on: Jul 1, 2018
:D TYSM

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