Critics of null hypothesis testing argue that the strict convention of rejecting the null hypothesis only when $p < .05$ is logically flawed. This rigid threshold creates an artificial divide where a result of $p = .04$ is deemed significant and worthy of publication, while a nearly identical result of $p = .06$ is dismissed as not significant. This arbitrariness can prevent valuable research from being published and exacerbates the file drawer problem by suppressing non-significant findings.