In this assignment you can capitalize and further your work from previous TDQ’s. You’ll be writing an approximately one page (although more is welcome) “basic hypothetical” intelligence analysis on a specific problem (either the one from a previous assignment or another of your choosing) to include not only the elements of an “hypothetical statement” (from last week) but also using some analytical techniques you’ve learned about from the “Tradecraft … Basics” weekly materials. We “HIGHLY” encourage you to review the “Tradecraft … Analysis Techniques” weekly material before you advance your analysis.
You will first reiterate your hypothetical statement from previous TDQ assignments (or develop a new hypothetical statement if not using previous subjects).
Then chose an website/article that has data/information to use in the analysis technique (that you’ll chose next) which will either support or disprove your hypothetical statement.
(Note: Use a single online OSINT source – Do Not Seek Any Classified Information…Ever)
You are then to select and “perform” a single “hypothetical testing” technique:
Social/Association/Traffic Network Analysis
Cultural Analysis
Event-Pattern Analysis
Language-Pattern Analysis
Financial-Transaction Analysis
You’ll then be developing an written analysis of what your chosen technique informed you about your hypothetical statement.
Your Word document submission should conform to the following:
1″ margins
Times New Roman, 12 point font
Double spacing “0” pt. spacing between lines
Cite any references made – DON’T PLAGIARIZE!!
GRAMMAR/SPELLING WILL COUNT!
Submitted/uploaded via the “Intelligence Analysis #2” link found in the “Assignments” section.
Following these instructions (along with the numbering below) is worth 25% of your grade on this assignment.
Your analysis paper will include the following sections (each worth 25% of the assignment grade):
Hypothetical Statement (If, Then, Because…)
Analytical Technique (type of analysis)
Conclusion
Hypothetical Statement Section
Please write the following while also numbering the sentence(s) accordingly (the numbering is important):
#1. Please research and write “in your own words” the definition of “plagiarism” – (1 sentence minimum)
#2. Clearly and succinctly (re)state your chosen problem – (1 sentence minimum)
#3. Clearly and succinctly state the “IF” portion of your hypothetical statement – (1 sentence minimum)
#4. Clearly and succinctly state the “THEN” portion of your hypothetical statement – (1 sentence minimum)
#5. Clearly and succinctly state the “BECAUSE” portion of your hypothetical statement – (1 sentence minimum)
Hypothetical “Testing” Technique (type of analysis) Section
Please write the following while also numbering the sentence(s) accordingly (the numbering is important):
#6. Clearly and succinctly state the hypothetical “testing” technique used – (1 sentence minimum)
#7. Briefly state “why” you chose the hypothetical “testing” technique used – (1 sentence minimum)
#8. Post the website/article name and URL (Internet address) that provides data/information on your chosen problem from which you used for the hypothetical “testing” technique chosen – (1 sentence minimum)
(Note: Use a single online OSINT source – Do Not Seek Any Classified Information…Ever)
#9. State any “bias” that you or your website/article data used in your analysis possible bring to your analysis results – (1 sentence minimum)
#10-13. Describe what the technique told you about your hypothetical statement – (4 sentences minimum)
Conclusion Section
Please write the following while also numbering the sentence(s) accordingly (the numbering is important):
#14-16. Describe how your analysis either proves or disproves your hypothetical statement – (3 sentences minimum)
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