Choose the sentence in this excerpt that explains how the "Telephone" game resembles the dissemination of an urban legend. When the message runs its course through the group, the final participant reveals what message was heard. Next, the message's creator tells the group what was originally said, so the two statements can be compared. The game's main objective is to see how much the original message was transformed as it was passed around. Sometimes, even if players do not consciously attempt to alter the message, it becomes very scrambled!

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1. Identify the sentences in the excerpt:
   - Sentence 1: "When the message runs its course through the group, the final participant reveals what message was heard."
   - Sentence 2: "Next, the message's creator tells the group what was originally said, so the two statements can be compared."
   - Sentence 3: "The game's main objective is to see how much the original message was transformed as it was passed around."
   - Sentence 4: "Sometimes, even if players do not consciously attempt to alter the message, it becomes very scrambled!"

2. Determine which sentence explains the similarity to the dissemination of an urban legend:
   - The key aspect of the urban legend is the transformation of information as it spreads.
   - Sentence 3 directly states that the objective is "to see how much the original message was transformed as it was passed around," which mirrors how urban legends often evolve as they are circulated.

3. Final answer:  
   The sentence is:  
   $$ 	ext{"The game's main objective is to see how much the original message was transformed as it was passed around."} $$
The sentence that explains how the "Telephone" game resembles the dissemination of an urban legend is: "The game's main objective is to see how much the original message was transformed as it was passed around."

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