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[โ€“] dantheclamman 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is a big problem in actual research too

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

As a college student, I have certainly never cited a completely irrelevant source with a similar-enough sounding title at 11:55pm for a paper due at midnight to get my source count up to meet a rubric... I would never. I resent the accusation.