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Bias: Illusion of Transparency

Sub-Bias: Private-Life Secrecy Bias (PLSB)

Definition: The belief that mundane private actions or choices must be treated as secret, even when there is no social obligation to conceal them.

Distinction: Unlike the general Illusion of Transparency, which involves overestimating how much others can perceive your internal states or emotions, PLSB specifically applies to private actions or choices misperceived as secret-worthy, even when there is no social obligation to conceal them.
Person 1: You owe me a favor; in the middle of the night bake a stupid amount of cupcakes.

Person 2: Okay I did it and I upheld the secret of my favor so my family was confused on who made them.

Person 1: wtf, I wasn’t holding it against you! You definitely just enacted a PLSB, it’s an urban dicitonary word.
PLSB by 141Takes October 11, 2025
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