I’d say:
Dogfooding your heuristic means: Taking your rule of thumb, “chewing” it over, and shitting out a result that’s well digested.
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One must consider the dog food process as a system within a larger environment of manufacture, production, purchasing, taste, chew, swallow, digest, result.
Those results may be subject to peer review.
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However, before peer review, your faculty advisor may offer some suggestions.
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