>Or maybe he really is dumb enough to take it up with
>management.

After sending me screenshots that literally proved himself wrong, this would be pretty on-brand. I'm really antsy about this whole thing already, so this would be a hilarious conclusion. Honestly, I'd be fine losing any appeal if I actually got to watch him explain the whole situation.

>Given your description that he is the better writer of the two
>students, he might feel confident enough in his ability to
>make a shoddy case sound solid, but I doubt it.

Oh yeah, an update on that. I don't know how to explain why his final exam and final paper was better (excluding the obvious answer that maybe he cheated) written, but these emails he's been sending are... barely coherent. Between making sense of his arguments and sending him in the right direction to appeal his grade, I've done way more work on his behalf than he has.