Multiple Choice
Physicians use medical jargon for all but one of the following reasons
A) a tendency to overestimate the amount of jargon their patients understand
B) use of medical jargon is highly correlated with intelligence
C) physicians don't want their patients to understand them
D) physician forget their patients do not understand
E) belief that the patient will think they are intelligent
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