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Analytic Support to Decisive Action 18 August 2014 ATP 2-33.4 6-9 Table 6-3. Use of emerging and other structured analytical techniques (continued) Technique Used for: Often used with: Offensive/ Defensive Stability DSCA Threat Emulation Red Team A dedicated team with specialized training seeking to forecast actions of the enemy. All other analytic techniques; the result is often Indicators. X X Red Team A decision support group designed to ensure alternative perspectives are considered in decisionmaking. All other structured analytic techniques and more. X X Alternative Future Analysis Identifying potential actions of threat, neutral, and friendly entities. Situational logic. X X Morphological Analysis with Multiple Scenarios Generation Identifying potential actions of threat, neutral, and friendly entities. Situational logic. X X Analysis of Competing Hypotheses Identifying potential actions of threat, neutral, and friendly entities. • Applying theory. • Comparison. • Generation of alternative futures. X X X Applying Theory Analyzing threat, neutral, and friendly entity patterns of behavior. • ACH. • Comparison. • Bayesian analysis. X Delphi Techniques Determining second- and third-order effects of threat, neutral, and friendly actions. Brainstorming. X X Futures Wheel Determining second- and third-order effects of threat, neutral, and friendly actions. • Situational logic. • Brainstorming. X X X