Ruscio (2006) proposed that people play basic roles as part of conspiracy theories. According to Ruscio, people who believe the scientists who claim that Earth's climate is changing because of human activity enact the role of _____ in the conspiracy theory that global warming is a hoax.
A) conspirators
B) saviors
C) dupes
D) co-conspirators

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According to Ruscio, people who believe in the conspiracy theory that global warming is a hoax are not the conspirators themselves, but rather the dupes who are being fooled by the conspirators. Therefore, the role that people who believe the scientists who claim that Earth's climate is changing because of human activity enact is that of the dupes in the conspiracy theory.

Ruscio (2006) Proposed That People Play Basic Roles as Part