Each year Halloween comes around and urban legends spread about poisoned or dangerous candy that is being passed out. The fact that this legend re-appears just before Halloween and disappears shortly after would represent which component of Good and Ben-Yehuda's theory on moral panics?

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The fact that this legend appears every year just before Halloween and disappears shortly after suggests that this is a volatile component of a moral panic - it flares up briefly and then fades away, indicating that it is not sustained or particularly widespread.

Each Year Halloween Comes Around and Urban Legends Spread About