Jordan Haug

Assignment: My Conspiracy Theory (Due May 28)

Anth 475 (R) ANTHROPOLOGY OF CONSPIRACY

Who is your Pepe Silvia?

Instructions:

Write a personal essay about a conspiracy theory you were, or are, sympathetic too. Your essay should be at least 500 words (approx. 2.1 pages) and double-spaced in Times New Roman in 12 sized font. Your essay is worth 60 points and is due on May 28 at 2pm.

In your essay you should answer:

  1. why do you believe it? Justify your beliefs. Provide reasons, evidence, and warrants.
  2. why do others not believe it? Seek to understand skeptical critiques of your view.
  3. should you believe it, why? Explore the moral implications of your views.

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Jordan Haug

I’m a visiting professor in Sociocultural Anthropology with a PhD from the University of California, San Diego.

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