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Language Analysis Systems plays the terrorism card to pitch tools that make sense of "Smith," "Smythe," "Smits" and "Schmidt."

[Techno Guy]

The "terrorism card"?

The tease line for this story that appears as the cnet summary of this article on its Enterprise Software > Applications page -- but notably, not in the article itself -- seems editorially loaded:

"Language Analysis Systems plays the terrorism card to pitch tools that make sense of 'Smith,' 'Smythe,' 'Smits' and 'Schmidt.'"

The phrase, "plays the terrorism card," suggests a cynical attempt to exploit fear of terrorism for financial gain. Further, the term "terrorism card" may itself strike some as dismissive of a real terrorist threat. Why the loaded language?

Fortunately, the article itself, which does a respectable job of explaining the technology, bears no such tone, and is actually quite worthwhile.

[Techno Guy]

The "terrorism card"?

The tease line for this story that appears as the cnet summary of this article on its Enterprise Software > Applications page -- but notably, not in the article itself -- seems editorially loaded:

"Language Analysis Systems plays the terrorism card to pitch tools that make sense of 'Smith,' 'Smythe,' 'Smits' and 'Schmidt.'"

The phrase, "plays the terrorism card," suggests a cynical attempt to exploit fear of terrorism for financial gain. Further, the term "terrorism card" may itself strike some as dismissive of a real terrorist threat. Why the loaded language?

Fortunately, the article itself, which does a respectable job of explaining the technology, bears no such tone, and is actually quite worthwhile.

[Techno Guy]

The "terrorism card"?

The tease line for this story that appears as the cnet summary of this article on its Enterprise Software > Applications page -- but notably, not in the article itself -- seems editorially loaded:

"Language Analysis Systems plays the terrorism card to pitch tools that make sense of 'Smith,' 'Smythe,' 'Smits' and 'Schmidt.'"

The phrase, "plays the terrorism card," suggests a cynical attempt to exploit fear of terrorism for financial gain. Further, the term "terrorism card" may itself strike some as dismissive of a real terrorist threat. Why the loaded language?

Fortunately, the article itself, which does a respectable job of explaining the technology, bears no such tone, and is actually quite worthwhile.