Reflect On The Essential Attribute And Communication Channels Of Rumors

Rumors as a complex social phenomenon,which has been puzzled the mankind for avery long time. The knowledge of rumors has been existed since the day of the birth oflanguage, every theory and phenomena must be based on accurate grasp andunderstanding of concepts, this article will focus on the essential attribute of the rumorsand dissemination channels.Definition of academic rumors has not been conclusive, there are a lot of differentview about either the rumor is false information or not, this airticle clarify the elementsof the definition of rumors, analysis every definition to identify the properties of the basisof all kinds of rumors,and define the nature of rumors is false information.Discriminationthe rumors and gossip, rumor and opinion, rumors and news,rumors and rumors of thesimilarities concepts, to clarify the main elements of rumors. First is unofficial elementsof a source, second is the elements of two propagation process to spread from person toperson. The third element is false information.Then talk about the essential attribute ofthe rumors are false information, which distinguish it from other concepts and is the mostessential elements to indispensable element. Next, investigate rumors of sources to provethe contents of the communication channels are not the most essential element of rumors.And then make some examples to prove this point of view. Finally, this paper will furthertalk about that some rumors are useful,including rumors reflect a barometer of the socialand public sentiment.