Describe the various allegations surrounding ritual abuse

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Describe the various allegations surrounding ritual abuse of children made by "anti-Satanists." How do the authors of chapter 5 and 6 evaluate and interpret the evidence for these allegations? What errors do they find imn typical Satanic scare narratives?
What errors or problems do the authors find in the following:
the 1974 Child Abuse Protection and Treatment Act (CAPTA)
the book Michelle Remembers
childrens' testimony in the McMartin trials
What were the findings of the Meese Commission?
How did the McMartin trials come to an end?
What is Joel Best's evaluation of "anti-Satanist rhetoric" in chapter 6? What are the discrepencies between the rhetoric and the actual evidence?
Describe the claims made by the anti-Satanist critics and the defenders of Dungeons & Dragons. How do the authors of chapter 7 evaluate the claims of boths sides? What are their conclusions?

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