Pro tip for graduate students: members of your thesis committee cannot discover the flaws in your methodology or your questionable conclusions if they're running for their lives.*
*Do not actually do this. At this point in your program, it may look like a reasonable idea. That is only because you are not in your right mind. Leave the sword at home.
And always remember, it's not plagiarism, it's resarch. (Tom Lehrer).
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