Prompt: In this assignment, you will explain how you are using the structured analytic techniques to ensure that you draw logical conclusions for your intelligence report. You will describe the structured analytic techniques you have selected, explain how you are operationalizing those techniques relative to the final project scenario in the DHS Analyst Scenario document, and share how your use of those techniques reinforces or questions your conclusions. For assistance with this assignment, consider reviewing A Tradecraft Primer: Structured Analytic Techniques for Improving Intelligence Analysis https://www.cia.govilibrary/publications/publications-rss-updates/tradecraft-primer-may-4-2009.html Remember, the goal of this assignment is to draw out your thinking in sufficient detail so your instructor can understand your thought processes. Note that this is one of two assignments due on the last day of this module.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: I. Identifying Strategies: Describe with thorough and accurate details the specific structured analytic techniques you are applying to your thought processes. Which structured analytic techniques are you using? Why did you select those particular techniques? II. Using Strategies: Explain with thorough details how you are using the specific structured analytic techniques to ensure that you draw logical conclusions. What steps are you taking to apply the technique to your thinking? III. Supporting Conclusions: Explain with thorough and logical details how your use of your selected techniques reinforces or questions your tentative conclusions. What are the outcomes of engaging in this process of critical thinking? Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your paper should be 2 pages in length and submitted as a Microsoft Word document with headings, double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. All sources used should be cited in APA format.