Critical thinking for strategic intelligence. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Katherine Hibbs Pherson, Randolph H. Pherson.
• Authors: Pherson, Katherine Hibbs; Pherson, Randolph H
• Contents: The Critical Thinker’s Checklist; List of Figures; Foreword; Preface; About the Authors; Introduction to the Third Edition; Introduction; Part I: How Do I Get Started?; Chapter 1: Who Are Your Clients?; Chapter 2: What Are the Key Questions?; Chapter 3: What Is the Broader Context for the Analysis?; Chapter 4: How Should I Conceptualize My Product?; Chapter 5: What Is My Analytic Approach?; Chapter 6: Can Collaboration Contribute to a Better Answer?; Part II: Where Is The Information I Need?; Chapter 7: How Do Models Help My Analysis?; Chapter 8: What Types of Information Are Available?; Chapter 9: Can I Trust the Sources?; Chapter 10: How Should I Assess the Reliability of Internet Information?; Part III: What Is My Argument?; Chapter 11: Are My Key Assumptions Well-Founded?; Chapter 12: Can I Make My Case?; Chapter 13: Did I Consider Alternative Hypotheses?; Chapter 14: How Do I Deal With Politicization?; Chapter 15: How Might I Be Spectacularly Wrong?; Part IV: How Do I Convey My Message Effectively?; Chapter 16: Is My Argument Persuasive?; Chapter 17: How Should I Portray Probability, Levels of Confidence, and Quantitative Data?; Chapter 18: How Can Graphics Support My Analysis?; Chapter 19: How Do I Present My Message in the Most Compelling Way?; Chapter 20: How Do I Know When I Am Finished?; Part V: Case Studies; Case Study I: Uncharted Territory; Case Study II: Russian Disinformation; Case Study III: Blackout on the Eastern Seaboard!; Case Study IV: The End of the Era of Aircraft Carriers; Case Study V: Puzzling Food Poisonings in Germany; Case Study VI: The Case of Iraq’s Aluminum Tubes; Glossary of Terms; List of Names; Recommended Readings; US Government Publications; Index; The Analyst’s Roadmap;
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: Washington, D.C : CQ Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
• Subjects: 327.12; Intelligence service -- Case studies; Critical thinking
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781544374284
• Related ISBNs: 9781544374260
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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