Conspiracy theorists claimed a government cover-up about a supposed landing of aliens in Roswell, New Mexico. Which thinking error do conspiracy theorists commit when they do not accept convincing evidence that refutes this claim?

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Conspiracy theorists commit the thinking error of belief perseverance when they continue to believe in a conspiracy theory despite convincing evidence that refutes it. They may also engage in other thinking errors, but belief perseverance is the most relevant one in this scenario. Illusory correlation refers to the tendency to see a relationship between two variables when none exists, black-and-white thinking is the tendency to see things as only either good or bad, right or wrong, with no middle ground, and arguing from ignorance is the fallacy of assuming a claim is true simply because it has not been proven false, or vice versa.

Conspiracy Theorists Claimed a Government Cover-Up About a Supposed Landing