The conspiracy theorists look more convincing on an initial read because they cherry pick evidence and often misrepresent it, too. The one I ran into in colleg

The conspiracy theorists look more convincing on an initial read because they cherry pick evidence and often misrepresent it, too. The one I ran into in college is the TIGHAR group, who have some unique theories about where Amelia Earhart's plane was lost. They sound very convincing... until you realize every piece of evidence is only examined from the perspective of how it proves their theory, and any other views are ignored or dismissed. The folks who actually care about the truth, on the other hand, tend to qualify their evidence and admit to uncertainties.