Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None has functionally the same plot as Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

My friend was talking about how Shakespeare always begins his plays by begging pardon for his work's flaws. Would this strategy work with my PhD?

My thesis - like my judgement! -
wrought with error be,
yet still, humbly, dear supervisors,
I present this work of mine to thee...

Someone said Kendrick Lamar fans are people who weren’t afraid to read out loud in school 😂🤣