I appreciate reading about your critical thinking and reflection on this question; but I'm also glad that you've decided against carrying out that experiment on it. Unless plagiarism is specifically authorized or assigned by the instructor (and it wouldn't be by me, but it has been done elsewhere), it would be just too risky to try, because it would get caught (trust me), and it would then be almost impossible to retroactively justify as academic experiment. And then would follow proceedings that would affect your academic record. But all that said, you make a point - and a transparent, reflective post like this is precisely the best way to make it.