Ear Candling

Claim: Ear candling extracts earwax and toxins from the ear canal and promotes systemic healing through negative pressure created by a burning hollow candle.

PSEUDOSCIENCE Worldwide#alternative medicine #earwax #detox

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Score explainer

What's behind the number?

71.0/ 100

Elevated BS signals

BSR = 100 × E × (0.60 + 0.25 × D + 0.15 × H)

= 100 × 0.794 × (0.60 + 0.25 × 0.796 + 0.15 × 0.633) = 71.0

Formula specificationPublishedMethodology

E · 0.60

Epistemic falsity

79.4%

How detached the claim is from physical reality and evidence.

D · 0.25

Defensive armor

79.6%

Ad-hoc excuses, vague language, dogma and operator dependence.

H · 0.15

Harm & grift

63.3%

Medical risk, money drain, conspiracy and cult dynamics.

Calculation transparency

Formula specificationPublished
Weights and transformationsPublished
Ranking eligibilityEligible

What the calculation exposes

01 · Input mapping

Each answer has a published weight from 0 to 1.

02 · Calculation rule

BSR = 100 × E × (0.60 + 0.25 × D + 0.15 × H)

03 · Result provenance

liquid/d1-ultra-20261015 · Oct 30, 2026

Model structure

10decision dimensions
46response categories
Separate confidenceEpistemic confidence is computed from the weight variance, not the model's own field.

Epistemic confidence: 65.6%

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