Historic Perspectives
This person established the "know thyself" moral principle with his famous maxim.
Who is Socrates?
According to Marrin, the most effective way to evaluate the quality of analysis depends on this.
What is "The purpose of IA?"
The practice of critically reflecting on and acknowledging the influence of an analyst's own biases, assumptions, and perspectives on the process and outcomes of their analysis.
What is Reflexivity?
Evaluation includes that of information, others, and this.
What is Self?
Evaluation takes place where in the intelligence cycle?
What is The End?
This person is a prominent figure in the Philosophy of Information and studies the accuracy, reliability, and relevance of information to effectively manage risk.
Who is Luciano Floridi?
This famous intelligence studies scholar says intelligence failures are inevitable and analysts always have the information needed to anticipate surprise.
Who is Richard Betts?
A process in which students evaluate their peers’ performance during group work.
What is Peer Evaluation?
Establishes analytic standards across the US Intelligence Community.
What is the ICD-203?
This famous intelligence failure is often described as a failure of imagination.
What is 9/11?
This philosophical theory states that when evaluating others, we must assess whether another person's actions foster a community where virtuous actions contribute to the overall well-being of society.
What is Virtue Ethics?
Hendricksons main argument uses this term that says analysis is valuable because it is the exemplification of virtues, rules, and questions that constitutes value.
What is Internalized Approach?
This is one way to improve training and education in institutional reflexivity.
What is Critical Thinking?
What are Case Studies?
What are Simulations?
What is Throughout One's Career?
A potential implication of idiosyncrasy where people perceive themselves as being more competent than others.
What is the “above average effect?"
This famous intelligence failure occurred because of heavy reliance on this single source.
Who is Curveball?
What theory of the Philosophy of Information examines the ethical implications of the creation, distribution, and use of information?
What is Information Ethics?
These are the three areas Marrin says intelligence failure is widely characterized as.
What is Inaccuracy, Surprise, and Lack of influence on policy?
This is one way to improve your individual reflexivity.
What is Mindfulness and Self-Reflection?
What is Diverse Perspectives and Feedback?
What are Structured Analytic Techniques?
This type of ethics arguably best serves analysts as they embark on evaluation.
What is Virtue Ethics?
This famous intelligence failure was the result of poor information sharing, denial and deception, a lack of imagination, and faulty assumptions.
What is Pearl Harbor?
In Information Ethics, the ethical implication of "minimizing harm" when using information most closely relates to this philosophical perspective. (i.e., Virtue Ethics, Deontology, Utilitarianism, Existentialism).
What is Utilitarianism?
These (2) factors enable intelligence successes.
What is "Reaching decision makers in time for them to act" and "Decision makers realizing they are responsible for acting?"
This is a con of peer evaluation.
What is Grade inflation and deflation?
What is Hesitancy to give honest feedback?
What is Inconsistency/Lack of standardization?
This is the first requirement for analysis, according to ICD-203.
What is Objectivity?
This intelligence failure was the result of organizational issues within the CIA, a lack of information sharing, and the use of denial and deception from adversaries.
What is Yom Kippur?