Just don’t use the term “conspiracy theory” to describe a theory about a conspiracy.
Popular culture has driven “false” into the definition of that term, and wishful appeals to bare text doesn’t make that connection go away. It hurts that some terms are limited in usability, but the burden of communication falls on the writer.
Just don’t use the term “conspiracy theory” to describe a theory about a conspiracy. Popular culture has driven “false” into the definition of that term, and wishful appeals to bare text doesn’t make that connection go away. It hurts that some terms are limited in usability, but the burden of communication falls on the writer.