Illuminati

You will explain what this person/people (illuminati) say, what is really true, and exactly how what this person/people say goes wrong. You will draw on the cognitive biases, logical fallacies, perception biases, and fact- checking.

5 ACADEMIC SOURCES must be used on this essay, only academic sources are permitted.

Points you must cover:
1) What is the theory? Be sure to explain in detail, with any variations that may exist between different factions of believers.
2) What arguments do the conspiracists draw on to argue for their theory?
3) What is wrong with those arguments? Be detailed and specific in your
debunking.
4) Why might conspiracists find those arguments
convincing anyway?