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Rolul argumentării în analiză
The role of argumentation in analysis

Author(s): Daniela Mitu
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: National Institute for Intelligence Studies
Keywords: intelligence analysis; argument; evidence; hypothesis.

Summary/Abstract: The present paper intends to offer a general perspective on the role of argumentation in the intelligence analysis. The argument is the rationale behind the analyst’s ideas, facilitated by reasoning. In order to persuade the beneficiary, the argumentation should be rigurous, and the analyst should carefully select the arguments and the types of reasoning. The assessment of arguments is an essential stage of the argumentation process, offering the opportunity to challenge and check the assumptions, and to use critical thinking as an analytic tool. The argumentation plays a vital part in strengthening self-awareness which defines the analytic activity.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 08
  • Page Range: 5-14
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Romanian