Vitamin C Cures the Common Cold

Claim: Vitamin C cures or effectively treats the common cold.

MIXED EVIDENCE Worldwide#vitamin-c#common-cold#supplements
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Score explainer

What's behind the number?

38.4/ 100

Mixed signals

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

= 100 × 0.484 × (0.60 + 0.25 × 0.533 + 0.15 × 0.406) = 38.4

Formula specificationPublishedMethodology
E · 0.60

Epistemic falsity

48.4%

How detached the claim is from physical reality and evidence.

D · 0.25

Defensive armor

53.3%

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

H · 0.15

Harm & grift

40.6%

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: 41.8%

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