The purposes of rumors include the following EXCEPT FOR:
A)signaling a sender's status or power.
B)creating noise as a communication barrier.
C)serving as a vehicle to organize group members into coalitions.
D)structuring and reducing anxiety.
E)making sense of limited or fragmented information.

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Creating noise as a communication barrier is not a purpose of rumors. The other options are all potential purposes of rumors, such as signaling status or power, building coalitions, reducing anxiety, and making sense of limited information.

The Purposes of Rumors Include the Following EXCEPT FOR