It is suggested in your text that one reason people make jokes about troubling situations such as disasters is that
A) jokes are easier to remember than factual claims.
B) disasters are inherently funny.
C) they can express opinions through humor that they would be uncomfortable expressing in other ways.
D) humor is a way for everyday people to respond to more formal claims.
Correct Answer:
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Q4: Contemporary legends typically involve claims
A)related to the
Q5: Focus groups often reveal that people
A)lie to
Q6: The quality of focus group data is
Q7: Obtaining a representative sample can be difficult
Q8: Contemporary legends about malls often remind us
Q10: Rumors differ from legends in that rumors
Q11: Noting that answering a survey is a
Q12: Research indicates that when the media report
Q13: Claimsmakers typically use public opinion polls to
A)determine
Q14: When folklorists talk about a friend-of-a-friend attribution,they
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