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Reasoning for Intelligence Analysts
A Multidimensional Approach of Traits, Techniques, and Targets
Taschenbuch von Noel Hendrickson
Sprache: Englisch

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Beschreibung
Structured around independent modules, the text offers a systematic method of reasoning along with an extensive toolkit that will serve the needs of both students and intelligence professionals.
Structured around independent modules, the text offers a systematic method of reasoning along with an extensive toolkit that will serve the needs of both students and intelligence professionals.
Über den Autor
Noel Hendrickson is associate professor and a founding faculty member of the Intelligence Analysis Program at James Madison University. He earned a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and has over a decade of experience teaching reasoning methods to aspiring intelligence analysts.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Introduction

Part I: The Background to Reasoning for Intelligence Analysts
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Reasoning
Chapter 2: An Introduction to Intelligence Analysis
Chapter 3: An Introduction to the Information Age

Part II: The Theory of Reasoning for Intelligence Analysts
Paradigms of Reasoning in General
Chapter 4: Important Extant Approaches to Reasoning
The Structural, Informal Logical, and Elements of the Mind Paradigms
Chapter 5: The Multidimensional Approach to Reasoning
Introducing the Personal, Procedural, and Problem-Specific Dimensions
Chapter 6: The Personal Dimension of Reasoning
Ideal Reasoning as Virtues to Embody
Chapter 7: The Procedural Dimension of Reasoning
Ideal Reasoning as Rules to Follow
Chapter 8: The Problem-Specific Dimension of Reasoning
Ideal Reasoning as Questions to Ask

Part III: The Practice of Reasoning for Intelligence Analysts
Methods of Reasoning in General
Chapter 9: How to Know Your Personal Characteristics as an Analyst
The Method of "Analytic Balance Check"
Chapter 10: How to Know Your Process of Analysis
The Method of "Analytic Process Reflection"
Chapter 11: How to Know the Right Problem for Analysis
The Method of "Analytic Problem Classification"

Part IV: The Theory of Hypothesis Development for Intelligence Analysts
Paradigms of Reasoning About "What is Happening?"
Chapter 12: Important Extant Approaches to Hypothesis Development
The Falsificationist, Bayesian, and Explanationist Paradigms
Chapter 13: The Multidimensional Approach to Hypothesis Development
Introducing the Idea, Information, and Implication Dimensions

Part V: The Practice of Hypothesis Development for Intelligence Analysts
Methods of Reasoning About "What is Happening?"
Chapter 14: How to Generate New Ideas
The Method of "Dialectical Hypothesis Generation"
Chapter 15: How to Develop the Most Probable Hypothesis
The Method of "Triadic Hypothesis Development"
Chapter 16: How to Recognize What Has Been Taken For Granted
The Method of "Underlying Assumptions Triangulation"

Part VI: The Theory of Causal Analysis for Intelligence Analysts
Paradigms of Reasoning About "Why This is Happening?"
Chapter 17: Important Extant Approaches to Causal Analysis
The Probabilistic, Interventionist, and Systems Dynamics Paradigms
Chapter 18: The Multidimensional Approach to Causal Analysis
Introducing the Sequence, System, and Surprise Dimensions

Part VII: The Practice of Causal Analysis for Intelligence Analysts
Methods of Reasoning About "Why This is Happening?"
Chapter 19: How to Identify Individual Connections
The Method of "Causal Influence Classification"
Chapter 20: How to Identify Collective Connections
The Method of "Causal Loop Diagramming"
Chapter 21: How to Identify Unexpected Connections
(And How Something is Partly an Unintended Consequence)
The Method of "Background Shift Analysis"

Part VIII: The Theory of Futures Exploration for Intelligence Analysts
Paradigms of Reasoning About "When and Where Might This Change?"
Chapter 22: Important Extant Approaches to Futures Exploration
The Forecasting, Megatrend, and Scenario Paradigms
Chapter 23: The Multidimensional Approach to Futures Exploration
Introducing the Origin, Outreach, and Outcome Dimensions

Part IX: The Practice of Futures Exploration for Intelligence Analysts
Methods of Reasoning About "When and Where Might This Change?"
Chapter 24: How to Find the Most Plausible Origin of a Future Possibility
The Method of "Convergent Scenario Development"
(Future-Directed Counterfactual Reasoning, Stage I)
Chapter 25: How to Integrate a Futures Estimate into the Bigger Picture
(And Foresee Possible Unintended Consequences)
The Method of "Ripple Effect Analysis"
(Future-Directed Counterfactual Reasoning, Stage II)
Chapter 26: How to Identify the Most Plausible Future Outcomes
The Method of "Divergent Scenario Development"
(Future-Directed Counterfactual Reasoning, Stage III)

Part X: The Theory of Strategy Assessment for Intelligence Analysts
Paradigms of Reasoning About "How Can the Client Respond to It?"
Chapter 27: Important Extant Approaches to Strategy Assessment
The Risk, Ignorance, and Game Theory Paradigms
Chapter 28: The Multidimensional Approach to Futures Exploration
Introducing the Environment, Effect, and Expectation Dimensions

Part XI: The Practice of Strategy Assessment for Intelligence Analysts
Methods of Reasoning About "How Can the Client Respond to It?"
Chapter 29: How to Support Decision-Making
Without Known Outcomes or Expectations
The Method of "Strategic Relevance Check"
Chapter 30: How to Support Decision-Making
About Known Outcomes With Unknown Expectations
The Method of "Decision Significance Comparison"
Chapter 31: How to Support Decision-Making
About Known Outcomes With Known Expectations
The Method of "Expectation Impact Analysis"

Conclusion
About the Author
Details
Empfohlen (bis): 22
Empfohlen (von): 20
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781442272316
ISBN-10: 1442272317
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Hendrickson, Noel
Hersteller: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 254 x 178 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Noel Hendrickson
Erscheinungsdatum: 29.03.2018
Gewicht: 0,674 kg
Artikel-ID: 110773315
Über den Autor
Noel Hendrickson is associate professor and a founding faculty member of the Intelligence Analysis Program at James Madison University. He earned a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and has over a decade of experience teaching reasoning methods to aspiring intelligence analysts.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Introduction

Part I: The Background to Reasoning for Intelligence Analysts
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Reasoning
Chapter 2: An Introduction to Intelligence Analysis
Chapter 3: An Introduction to the Information Age

Part II: The Theory of Reasoning for Intelligence Analysts
Paradigms of Reasoning in General
Chapter 4: Important Extant Approaches to Reasoning
The Structural, Informal Logical, and Elements of the Mind Paradigms
Chapter 5: The Multidimensional Approach to Reasoning
Introducing the Personal, Procedural, and Problem-Specific Dimensions
Chapter 6: The Personal Dimension of Reasoning
Ideal Reasoning as Virtues to Embody
Chapter 7: The Procedural Dimension of Reasoning
Ideal Reasoning as Rules to Follow
Chapter 8: The Problem-Specific Dimension of Reasoning
Ideal Reasoning as Questions to Ask

Part III: The Practice of Reasoning for Intelligence Analysts
Methods of Reasoning in General
Chapter 9: How to Know Your Personal Characteristics as an Analyst
The Method of "Analytic Balance Check"
Chapter 10: How to Know Your Process of Analysis
The Method of "Analytic Process Reflection"
Chapter 11: How to Know the Right Problem for Analysis
The Method of "Analytic Problem Classification"

Part IV: The Theory of Hypothesis Development for Intelligence Analysts
Paradigms of Reasoning About "What is Happening?"
Chapter 12: Important Extant Approaches to Hypothesis Development
The Falsificationist, Bayesian, and Explanationist Paradigms
Chapter 13: The Multidimensional Approach to Hypothesis Development
Introducing the Idea, Information, and Implication Dimensions

Part V: The Practice of Hypothesis Development for Intelligence Analysts
Methods of Reasoning About "What is Happening?"
Chapter 14: How to Generate New Ideas
The Method of "Dialectical Hypothesis Generation"
Chapter 15: How to Develop the Most Probable Hypothesis
The Method of "Triadic Hypothesis Development"
Chapter 16: How to Recognize What Has Been Taken For Granted
The Method of "Underlying Assumptions Triangulation"

Part VI: The Theory of Causal Analysis for Intelligence Analysts
Paradigms of Reasoning About "Why This is Happening?"
Chapter 17: Important Extant Approaches to Causal Analysis
The Probabilistic, Interventionist, and Systems Dynamics Paradigms
Chapter 18: The Multidimensional Approach to Causal Analysis
Introducing the Sequence, System, and Surprise Dimensions

Part VII: The Practice of Causal Analysis for Intelligence Analysts
Methods of Reasoning About "Why This is Happening?"
Chapter 19: How to Identify Individual Connections
The Method of "Causal Influence Classification"
Chapter 20: How to Identify Collective Connections
The Method of "Causal Loop Diagramming"
Chapter 21: How to Identify Unexpected Connections
(And How Something is Partly an Unintended Consequence)
The Method of "Background Shift Analysis"

Part VIII: The Theory of Futures Exploration for Intelligence Analysts
Paradigms of Reasoning About "When and Where Might This Change?"
Chapter 22: Important Extant Approaches to Futures Exploration
The Forecasting, Megatrend, and Scenario Paradigms
Chapter 23: The Multidimensional Approach to Futures Exploration
Introducing the Origin, Outreach, and Outcome Dimensions

Part IX: The Practice of Futures Exploration for Intelligence Analysts
Methods of Reasoning About "When and Where Might This Change?"
Chapter 24: How to Find the Most Plausible Origin of a Future Possibility
The Method of "Convergent Scenario Development"
(Future-Directed Counterfactual Reasoning, Stage I)
Chapter 25: How to Integrate a Futures Estimate into the Bigger Picture
(And Foresee Possible Unintended Consequences)
The Method of "Ripple Effect Analysis"
(Future-Directed Counterfactual Reasoning, Stage II)
Chapter 26: How to Identify the Most Plausible Future Outcomes
The Method of "Divergent Scenario Development"
(Future-Directed Counterfactual Reasoning, Stage III)

Part X: The Theory of Strategy Assessment for Intelligence Analysts
Paradigms of Reasoning About "How Can the Client Respond to It?"
Chapter 27: Important Extant Approaches to Strategy Assessment
The Risk, Ignorance, and Game Theory Paradigms
Chapter 28: The Multidimensional Approach to Futures Exploration
Introducing the Environment, Effect, and Expectation Dimensions

Part XI: The Practice of Strategy Assessment for Intelligence Analysts
Methods of Reasoning About "How Can the Client Respond to It?"
Chapter 29: How to Support Decision-Making
Without Known Outcomes or Expectations
The Method of "Strategic Relevance Check"
Chapter 30: How to Support Decision-Making
About Known Outcomes With Unknown Expectations
The Method of "Decision Significance Comparison"
Chapter 31: How to Support Decision-Making
About Known Outcomes With Known Expectations
The Method of "Expectation Impact Analysis"

Conclusion
About the Author
Details
Empfohlen (bis): 22
Empfohlen (von): 20
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781442272316
ISBN-10: 1442272317
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Hendrickson, Noel
Hersteller: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 254 x 178 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Noel Hendrickson
Erscheinungsdatum: 29.03.2018
Gewicht: 0,674 kg
Artikel-ID: 110773315
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