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Threat: Intentions Matix ev.cccsssisirssescesniaceniriaminicuncenes SO DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Distribution authorized to U.S. Government agencies and their contractors only because it requires protection as specified by Memorandum, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, DAMO-ODA-A, 30 August 2010, subject: Operations Security Guidance for Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) and Improvised Explosive Device Defeat (IEDD). This determination was made on 2 March 2013. Other requests for this document must be referred to ATTN-ATZS-CDI-D, U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence, Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613-7017, or via e-mail at usarmy.huachuca.icoe.mbx.doctrine@mail.mil. DESTRUCTION NOTICE: Destroy by any method that will prevent disclosure of contents or reconstruction of the document. *This publication supersedes TC 2-33.4, dated 1 July 2009. i * ATP 2-33.4 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Distribution authorized to U.S. Government agencies and their contractors only because it requires protection as specified by Memorandum, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, DAMO-ODA-A, 30 August 2010, subject: Operations Security Guidance for Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) and Improvised Explosive Device Defeat (IEDD). This determination was made on 2 March 2013. Other requests for this document must be referred to ATTN-ATZS-CDI-D, U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence, Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613-7017, or via e-mail at usarmy.huachuca.icoe.mbx.doctrine@mail.mil. DESTRUCTION NOTICE: Destroy by any method that will prevent disclosure of contents or reconstruction of the document. *This publication supersedes TC 2-33.4, dated 1 July 2009. i FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Army Techniques Publication No. 2-33.4 Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC, 18 August 2014 Intelligence Analysis Contents Page PREFACE...............................................................................................................v INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................vii PART ONE ANALYSIS FUNDAMENTALS AND SKILLS Chapter 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS ......................................... 1-1 Overview ............................................................................................................. 1-1 The Analytical Process ....................................................................................... 1-3 Single-Source Analysis ....................................................................................... 1-3 All-Source Intelligence ........................................................................................ 1-4 Collaboration ...................................................................................................... 1-4 Collaboration and the Intelligence Warfighting Function .................................... 1-5 Automation Support to Intelligence Analysis ...................................................... 1-5 Chapter 2 ANALYTIC SKILLS ............................................................................................ 2-1 Overview ............................................................................................................. 2-1 Basic Thinking Abilities ....................................................................................... 2-1 Critical and Creative Thinking............................................................................. 2-2 Avoiding Analytical Pitfalls .................................................................................. 2-9 PART TWO FUNDAMENTAL TASK TECHNIQUES Chapter 3 BASIC STRUCTURED ANALYTIC TECHNIQUES........................................... 3-1 Overview ............................................................................................................. 3-1 Sorting ................................................................................................................ 3-2 Matrices .............................................................................................................. 3-3 Threat Intentions Matrix ...................................................................................... 3-5