# US Government 2009: A Tradecraft Primer: Structured Analytic Techniques for Improving Intelligence Analysis

> US Government, 2009. 1 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The inquiry-framework report draws on its techniques in the section on structured analysis.

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# A Tradecraft Primer: Structured Analytic Techniques for Improving Intelligence Analysis

US Government, 2009. _Central Intelligence Agency_.

A short CIA guide to structured analytic techniques for intelligence analysts, such as checking key assumptions, weighing competing hypotheses and arguing the opposite case.

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The inquiry-framework report draws on its techniques in the section on structured analysis.

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US Government (2009). A Tradecraft Primer: Structured Analytic Techniques for Improving Intelligence Analysis. Central Intelligence Agency. https://www.cia.gov/resources/csi/static/955180a45afe3f5013772c313b16face/Tradecraft-Primer-apr09.pdf
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