Question

first read: concept vocabulary
identify the choice that best answers the question.

in which circumstance is it most accurate to describe a rumor as dispelled?

a. when people have kept the rumor from those involved

b. when people have shared the rumor with others

c. when the rumor has been proven untrue

d. when the rumor upsets those involved

Explanation:

To determine when a rumor is "dispelled", we analyze the meaning of "dispelled" (to make something, like a rumor, go away or be proven false). Option A is about hiding the rumor, not dispelling it. Option B is spreading the rumor, which is the opposite of dispelling. Option C: if a rumor is proven untrue, it is dispelled (as it loses its validity). Option D is about the rumor upsetting people, not dispelling it. So the correct choice is C.

Answer:

C. when the rumor has been proven untrue