Gossip is a type of rumor. Simply put, any gossip is a rumor, but not every rumor is gossip. If rumors can be about anything, then gossip is always spread about specific people.
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Rumors are inaccurate or distorted information that is transmitted "in secret" orally, and often there is an involuntary additional distortion of information. With the development of the Internet, rumors have ceased to be an exclusively sound form of transmission of unverified data, but their essence has not changed. It should be borne in mind that a rumor confirmed by facts becomes verified knowledge or reliable information.
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Rumors always carry a negative emotional connotation, we can say that rumors arise as a reaction to negative emotions - envy, hatred, fear, and others. Rumors are one of the rather mean ways to harm an unpleasant person, and the victim can only prove that he is not a camel. From an informational point of view, all rumors can be divided into four types - absolutely unreliable and implausible, simply unreliable, reliable and reflecting reality. It should be noted that the greatest damage to reputation can be caused by rumors related to the latter two types.
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Gossip can be called a subtype of rumor. Ozhegov defines gossip as "a rumor about someone based on inaccurate or deliberately false information." It should be noted that in modern society gossip is usually understood as false or true information that cannot be verified. It should be noted that in this case the information is always incomplete and biased, but at the same time it sounds believable.
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Gossip is condemned by society, but it is very difficult to find someone who has never exchanged such unverified information with their colleagues, friends or relatives. Gossip retains its vitality and a special place in social relations, which is determined, first of all, by the abundance of psychological and social functions that they perform. After all, they are needed for the information saturation of the masses through informal or unofficial channels. Gossip acts as a special mechanism for the formation of mass psychology.
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Gossip usually has a wide social resonance, since most often it concerns the closed sides of the life of elite groups in society. It is rather difficult to imagine emotionally colored, specially loose gossip about the employees of a store, usually in such an environment it is customary to limit ourselves to rumors, and as close as possible to reality. But gossip concerning the inhabitants of the "higher spheres" (politicians, actors and other public figures) is highly popular.
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Rumors usually concern large groups of people, and this is the secret to spreading them. Gossip concerns few people, but those that are of interest to the majority, so gossip is usually more specific, informative and detailed compared to rumors, moreover, it is more intimate and often carries a shade of obscenity.
