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Rumor

A rumor (American English), or rumour (British English; see spelling differences; derived from Latin rumorem 'noise'), is an unverified piece of information circulating among people, especially without solid evidence.

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Political Communication Strategy

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Early work

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A Psychology of Rumor (1944)

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Strategic Communication

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Early work

A Psychology of Rumor (1944)

The Psychology of Rumor (1947)

Political Communication Strategy

Strategic Communication

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Rumor

Nodes34
Edges33
Triples67
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.058824
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Rumor

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related to Strategic Communication · 20
Rumor → Adroit, As Bernardi, Chris Lundry, Daniel Bernardi, IED, IEDs, In, Islamist Extremism, Like, Narrative Landmines, NGOs, Non-Governmental Organizations, Pauline Hope Cheong, Rumors, Ruston, Scott, Similar, Strategic, Strategic Influence, Struggle
related to Social Cognition · 10
Rumor → In, Internet, It, Nicholas DiFonzo, Prashant Bordia, Problem Solving, Rumor As Social Cognition, Social Interactions, The, This
related to Early work · 9
Rumor → Chinese, French, German, German William Stern, Gordon Allport, He, His, Stern, The
related to A Psychology of Rumor (1944) · 8
Rumor → Boston Herald's, Column, He, Knapp, Psychology, Robert, Rumor Clinic, World War II
related to Political Communication Strategy · 7
Rumor → Allport, Almost, Aristotle's Rhetoric, DiFonzio, In, Scholarly, The
related to The Psychology of Rumor (1947) · 7
Rumor → Each, Gordon Allport, In, Leo Postman, The Psychology, They, This
see also · 1
Rumor → Apple

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rumors social communication also information political strategic propaganda found test discussion media psychology based statements though see subjects allport knapp

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BITnet were retrievedinstance ofarchived discussions concerning rumors on the internet and other computer networks0.80text
snopes.cominstance ofas the debunking sites0.80text
urbanlegend.cominstance ofas the debunking sites0.80text
and factcheck.org demonstrateinstance ofas the debunking sites0.80text
those undertaken by governments in crisis response situations or militaries in insurgenciesinstance ofcivil affairs or outreach campaigns0.80text
Rumorrelated to A Psychology of Rumor (1944)Psychology0.60section
Rumorrelated to A Psychology of Rumor (1944)Robert0.60section
Rumorrelated to A Psychology of Rumor (1944)Knapp0.60section
Rumorrelated to A Psychology of Rumor (1944)World War II0.60section
Rumorrelated to A Psychology of Rumor (1944)Boston Herald's0.60section
Rumorrelated to A Psychology of Rumor (1944)Rumor Clinic0.60section
Rumorrelated to A Psychology of Rumor (1944)Column0.60section

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