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I believe this is a simple educational quiz using a pre-selected set of images from cited medical publications to help people distinguish between certainly benign and potentially cancerous skin anomalies… Is that incorrect?



Yes, that's correct.

But that won't stop people from believing they are now able to self diagnose.


Is that also a problem with pamphlets that juxtapose these same exact sort of images?


> Is that also a problem with pamphlets that have these same exact sort of images?

Such pamphlets typically contain a lot more guidance on what the context is within which they are provided. They don't come across as a 'quiz' even if they use the same images and they do not try to give the impression of expertise gathered. They tend to be created by communications experts who realize full well what the result of getting it wrong can be. Compared to 'research on the internet' there is a lot of guidance in place to ensure that the results will be a net positive.

https://www.kanker.nl/sites/default/files/library_files/563/...

Is a nice example of such a pamphlet. You were complaining about the number of words I used. Check the number of words there compared to the number of words in the linked website.

There is no score, there is no 'swiping' and there is tons of context and raising of awareness, none of which is done by this app. I'm not saying such an app isn't useful, but I am saying that such an app without a lot of context is potentially not useful and may even be a negative.


Alrighty. I think you’re reading far far far too much into the implications of a slightly interactive version of a poster that was in my high school nurse’s office. I’m all set here. Have a good one.


That 'slightly interactive' bit and the fact that it is now in the home rather than in your high school nurse's office is what makes all the difference here.




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