The event of 9/11 was a tragic day in American history. The event occurred on September 11, 2001. Two passenger planes flew into both of the Twin Towers in New York City and thousand of innocent civilians died. There was also a plane that flew into the Pentagon, which was suppose to be flew into the White House in Washington D.C, which killed the passenger on the plane and many Pentagon employees in the process.. The ones who had the audacity to commit these terrible deeds, was Radical Muslims who was trained in the Jihad by Osama Bin Laden, an Al Qaeda leader. There were and still are rumors in circulation about 9/11 today. One rumor is that the government was either behind the attacks or knew about them ahead of time and did nothing to prevent
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Knapp had explained what the three types of rumors are and what they do to feed people emotionally. The first type is the Pipe-dream or Wish Rumor and this rumor reveals the hopes and wishes of the people involved in the rumor. The second type is a Bogie rumor and this rumor shows the fears and stressful thoughts of people that are involved in the rumor. The last type of rumor is a Wedge-Driving Aggression rumor, and that’s the type of rumor the 9/11 rumors are. Wedge-Driving Aggression rumors are rumor that “divide groups and destroy loyalties,” according to Robert H. Knapp. One of the rumors were after the U.S. government, American citizens was trying to put the blame on their own government. If they were blaming their own government, they were blaming their own for not doing anything about the situation ahead of time. The second rumor was after Jews and Israel, which were allies of the United States. People were blaming an allied nation for knowing about what was going on ahead of time. These rumors was blaming allies and groups within themselves and they were an act of hatred and aggression. Wedge-Driving Aggression rumors separate groups and destroy agreements or friendships, so blaming a nation blaming their own government is basically separating the country’s citizens and the individuals in power. Blaming an allied nation is destroying loyalties and there is no trust between the two nations. Though aggression and hatred is what drove the rumors to circulate, there are many reasons why these rumors were
Knapp had explained what the three types of rumors are and what they do to feed people emotionally. The first type is the Pipe-dream or Wish Rumor and this rumor reveals the hopes and wishes of the people involved in the rumor. The second type is a Bogie rumor and this rumor shows the fears and stressful thoughts of people that are involved in the rumor. The last type of rumor is a Wedge-Driving Aggression rumor, and that’s the type of rumor the 9/11 rumors are. Wedge-Driving Aggression rumors are rumor that “divide groups and destroy loyalties,” according to Robert H. Knapp. One of the rumors were after the U.S. government, American citizens was trying to put the blame on their own government. If they were blaming their own government, they were blaming their own for not doing anything about the situation ahead of time. The second rumor was after Jews and Israel, which were allies of the United States. People were blaming an allied nation for knowing about what was going on ahead of time. These rumors was blaming allies and groups within themselves and they were an act of hatred and aggression. Wedge-Driving Aggression rumors separate groups and destroy agreements or friendships, so blaming a nation blaming their own government is basically separating the country’s citizens and the individuals in power. Blaming an allied nation is destroying loyalties and there is no trust between the two nations. Though aggression and hatred is what drove the rumors to circulate, there are many reasons why these rumors were