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Please, forgive me, but was this topic prompted by a PoliSci101 class? You might as well ask what it is about a magic act that compels the audience to reject the simple/obvious explanation ("It's magic!"), in favor of the more complex/"convoluted" one.
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No, it was prompted by a desire to question some people's fascination with conspiracies. I might as well have asked what it is about a magic act that causes people to believe magic is real. While there's a degree of gullibility in common to both situations, there's also a major difference. Nearly every adult who watches a magic act knows that it's not magic. We are amazed at our inability to figure out how it was done, but I know of no one who watched a magic act and suddenly convinced themselves magic was real. This isn't the case with conspiracy theorists.
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Are you aware that most conmen are never prosecuted, because their crimes are deemed "too complex and convoluted for the average juror to understand"?
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I'm not only unaware of that being the case but I don't accept that it's the case. Can you provide any examples?
BTW-welcome to Volconvo.