Improve clarity to explain what "private parameters" means

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google · Sep 26, 2022 · 1bbda1e · 1bbda1e
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 The presence of an unused variable may indicate a bug. This check highlights
-_private_ fields and parameters which are unused and can be safely removed
-without considering the impact on other source files.
+private fields, and parameters of private methods, which are unused and can be
+safely removed without considering the impact on other source files. "Private"
+in this context also includes effectively-private members, like public members
+of private classes.
 
 ## Suppression