this sort of thing could make anybody hostile

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This pattern of results sup-
ports the idea that conspiracy theories have their basis more in
opposition to ofcialdom than in beliefs in specic alternative
theories (Dean, 2002; Wood et al., 2012). For the adherents of the
9/11 Truth Movement examined here, the search for truth consists
mostly of nding ways in which the ofcial story cannot be true.
There is much less of a focus on defending coherent explanations
that can better account for the available evidence.