"Keep
Conspiracy
Theories
from
Ruining
Family
Time"
by Nsikan Akpan
“It’s certainly strategic to
say that you are the victim
of a conspiracy, that there is
a witch hunt out to get you.
Because it sort of throws
those accusations into a
negative light,” Uscinski
said. “It turns the attention
away from you trying to
defend yourself, to finding
the truth. Now the accuser
has to defend themselves.”
Use the passage from
the “How to Keep
Conspiracy Theories
from Ruining Your Time
with Family” article to
answer the question.
Which words or phrases
from the text carry a
negative connotation?
Select the two correct
answers.
a. strategic
b. attention
c. victim
d. truth
e. witch hunt
c. victim
e. witch hunt