Yes I agree, that's exactly my point (even if I wasn't super clear about it) - there seems to be a definition creep in "conspiracy theory". We've all agreed tho

Yes I agree, that's exactly my point (even if I wasn't super clear about it) - there seems to be a definition creep in "conspiracy theory". We've all agreed those are bad and something to dismiss at face value, and so now it gets used as a rhetorical device, even when what's really being discussed is just a misconception as in the article