Before revision: Safire explained how the term is used in bureaucracy: Because these practices are so routine, a genuine warning can be mistaken for CYA behavior, causing a type II error or false-negative error, with disastrous results.
After revision: In the novel The Negotiator by Frederick Forsyth, CYA finds mention as:Safire explained how the term is used in bureaucracy: Because these practices are so routine, a genuine warning can be mistaken for CYA behavior, causing a type II error or false-negative error, with disastrous results.