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Mar 2021
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117: How to Critically Think When Readin...

RYAN GRAY, MD WITH JACK WESTIN
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MCAT passages are all about giving a message. You don't have to understand everything, but you can't make just assume or predict things that aren't there.

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Jack Westin

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https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/roots-reality 

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