Conspiracist beliefs cannot be corrected by contradictory evidence or argument.

Evidence

The closed conspiracist mind-set is immunized against contradictory evidence and argument, and invulnerable to correction. Speaking truth to conspiracy is hobbled by the fact that so many officials accommodate conspiracy charges and remain silent. — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 315

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes a claim already in the knowledge base that conspiracist mindsets are immunized against disconfirmation—ties to confirmation-bias and belief-system closure literature. — connects to: Losing a friend to conspiracism creates a gap no common argumentative ground can bridge. — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying: The New…, 299; Epistemic closure makes conspiracists unable to be true skeptics — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying: The New…, 272; Factual propositions cannot be sustained merely by citing negative evidence — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 902 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Factual correction of conspiracism usually fails or backfires #corroborates (0.92) — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 119
• Conspiracy theories are inherently unfalsifiable because believers dismiss counterevidence as a plot #corroborates (0.85) — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 96
• Released evidence cannot dispel beliefs rooted in unfalsifiable subcultures #corroborates (0.82) — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 891
• Epistemic closure makes conspiracists unable to be true skeptics #expands (0.80) — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 272
• Conspiracy theories become unfalsifiable by dismissing skeptic evidence as planted #expands (0.78)
• Claims without evidence cannot be refuted by counter-evidence. #corroborates (0.78) — Holm Gero Hümmler, Ulrike Schiesser, Fact and Prejudice, 765
• Factual propositions cannot be sustained merely by citing negative evidence #corroborates (0.75) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 902
• New conspiracism lowers the assent bar to mere possibility, without evidence #expands (0.75) — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 122