Critical Thinking and Intelligence Analysis

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Lulu.com, Mar 21, 2011 - Political Science - 160 pages
This National Defense Intelligence College publication defines critical thinking in the context of intelligence analysis, explains how it influences the entire intelligence process, explores how it toughens the art of intelligence analysis, suggests how it may be taught, and deduces how analysts can be persuaded to adopt this habit. "David Moore has added his powerful voice to those calling for America's intelligence analysts to be more self-conscious about their methods and more venturesome in applying more formal methods." - Gregory F. Treverton, Rand Corp. "...a valuable initiative on behalf of the Intelligence Community" - Francis J. Hughes, National Defense Intelligence College.
 

Contents

How Do People Reason?
3
What Can Be Learned from the Past?
20
How Can Intelligence Analysts Employ Critical Thinking?
48
How can Analysts be Taught to Think Critically?
61
How Does Critical Thinking Transform?
74
What Other Points of View Exist?
86
Conclusion
95
Bibliography
117
About the Author
133
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