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the process by which the analyst improves the quality of their thinking by applying the scientific elements of reasoning and logic to gather, evaluate and use information effectively

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Critical Thinking

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what is a declarative statement that has yet to be established as true

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Hypothesis

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what is an unconscious belief that conditions governs and compels our behavior

is a mental shortcut mechanism that is instinctive and out of our control

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Bias

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this occurs when you attribute your intentions, actions or reactions to another person or thing without considering their unique cultural background

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Cultural Bias

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Individuals have a natural tendency to assume others think and perceive the world in the same way they would

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Cultural Bias

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this occurs when analysis is affected by the specific goal or preconceived ideas of an organization

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Organizational bias

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common viewpoints amongst a small group of coworkers can lead to this

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Organizational bias

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This occurs when you let your personal experiences affect your analysis

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Personal Bias

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When an analyst gives more importance to SECRET material than open source is a type of what "bias"?

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Personal Bias

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This is when an unconscious belief which influences the act of knowing or making a judgment call

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Cognitive Bias

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Which bias is an inherited thinking strategies which cause mental errors of judgment

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Cognitive Bias

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This is a pattern of expectations that influence one to think in certain ways

they are consolidation of all our biases, beliefs and knowledge about a particular subject

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Mindsets

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this is aform of patterning by perceiving a similarity between events or things because of superficial features

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Stereotyping

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This is what an analyst unconsciously ascribes attributes of one event to the other

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Patterns

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This is to calculate or think by forming a new statement based on statements already known or discovered or to infrer based on evidence

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Reason

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observing and building an argument to arrive at a conclusion is using

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Reason

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This type of reasoning is concluding something is Necessarily true

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Deductive reasoning

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This type of reasoning is concluding something is probably true

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Inductive reasoning

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this reasoning involves the act of testing to conclude something is plausibly true

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Abductive reasoning

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when one is applying reason to any branch of knowledge they are using ____?

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Logic

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This is a systematic applicaiton of reason to a particular branch of knowedge

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Logic

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This type of reasoning is conclusion based on the level of truth in the type of evidence provided

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Inference

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This inititates reasoning

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Question

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These questions usually have one answer and require litlle to no reasoning

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Fact

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These questions have more than one anser involving the targets point of view

May need intelligence

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Preference

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These types of questions are answered by interpreting facts and observations

most common in intel world

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Judgment

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this is a mental pint of view of a particular subject or its parts

closely related to concepts

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Perspective

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The three types of questions are

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fact

preference

judgment

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this is the goal in all reasoning

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Purpose

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the goal or desired end state by reasoning describes which element of thought

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Purpose

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what is used to bridge the gap between what is known or unknown

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Assumptions

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these are unstated reasons or theories which are essential in arriving at a conclusion

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Assumptions

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which element of thought is an intellecual act by which we conclude something is true based on something else being true, or seeming to be true

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Inference

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these are clusters of ideas that are the result of abstract thinking

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Concepts

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this the logical relationship between two propsititons in which if the first is true the second si true

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Implications

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this involves ways to sainty check each element of reasoning as it is performed to ensure one hasn't gone astray int he analysis

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Intellecutal standards

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which intellectual standard applies to each element of reasoning in order to test hypotheses for truth and correctness

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Accuracy

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which intellectual standard refers to how braod or narrow of a perspective the analyst may have when solving a problem

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Breadth

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which intellectual standard requires analyst to get their point across as clearly as possible

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Clarity

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which intellectual standard refers to hw deep or shallow the analysis is, comprehending the complexities of a problem

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Depth

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which intellectual standard is hwo does the information matter

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significance

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which intellectual standard is to maintain a high standard of objectivity throughout analysis

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Fairness

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which intellectual standard is how the evidence applies to the original quesiton and hypothesis

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Relevance

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which intellectual standard is is exactly enough for a decision maker to use

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Precision

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This was created due the national secutiy act of 1947

highest executive branch entity

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National Secuity Council

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4 members of the NSC

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President

vice president

SECDEF

Secretary of State

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This acts as principal adviosr to president NSC and Homeland Security Council for Intelligence matters

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ODNI

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This agency was created with signing of the National Security Act 1947

Is responsible to the President through the DNI

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CIA

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This agency is a major producer and manager of foreeign military intelligece for DoD

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DIA

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This agency is IC's executive agent for all SIGINT activities

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NSA

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This maintains operational control of all US military forces conducitng SIGINT collection processing and reporting

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DIRNSA

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These SIGINT activities services are subordinate to DIRNSA/CHCSS

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SCE

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Air Forces' service cryptologic element

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AFISRA

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Army's service cryptologic element

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INSCOM

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Navy's Service cryptologic element

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NETWARCOM

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This works under DIRNSA and primary function is to facilitare timely SIGINT support

considered extensions of NSA/CSS NSOC, governed by USSIDs

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CSG

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This agency provides support to national security objectives by providning geopspatial Intel

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NGA

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This agency enables US global information superiority in peacetime as wella s during hostilitiies

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NRO