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False

According to James Major, if you retrieve information for your paper electronically, it is not important to make note of the URL or the date you accessed it because electronic information is perishable and websites and URLs change often.

To show a professor what sources you used To enable an interested reader to pursue the subject of your paper in future research

According to James Major, the primary purposes of footnotes (or endnotes) and bibliographies are: (select all correct answers)

False

According to Kaiser and Pherson, "precision and clarity are interchangeable concepts".

analysis

According to Kaiser and Pherson, the most important requirement for a good topic sentence in an analytic paper is that it includes:

Precise Clear Complete Consistent Accurate

According to Kaiser and Pherson, well written topic sentences are: (select all correct answers)

Factual precision and mechanical correctness

In James Major's book "Writing Classified and Unclassified Papers for National Security", he contends that "correctness in both academic and intelligence writing has two facets......" Select the correct answer from the choices below that contains both facets.

False

In his book, "Writing Classified and Unclassified Papers for National Security", James Major recommends that you begin your analytic or research paper by explaining your methodology to your readers. He says that having opening sentences such as : "The purpose of this paper is to ...." or "This study will examine....", is a very good content organization technique and will improve your paper by providing clarity for your readers.

Effective writing

In his book, "Writing Classified and Unclassified Papers for National Security", James Major says: "Writing is the raison d'etre (reason for being) of the intelligence professional. It is the primary basis of collecting, analyzing, and producing intelligence." He also says that, "_________________equips the intelligence professional with the communication and thinking skills needed to be successful." Choose the answer below that correctly fills in the blank.

False

It is important to have a good topic sentence in your BLUF statement and your Introduction section but not in any other parts of your paper or in any other paragraphs.

False

It is perfectly acceptable to introduce new information in the conclusion or the concluding section of an analytic or research paper, especially if it is very important and you forgot to include it earlier.

clarity coherence appropriateness correctness completeness conciseness

James Major highlights six important principles of all writing that he believes every intelligence analyst should know and heed in their written products. Select these six principles from the list below.

True

Kaiser and Pherson believe that the analysis in the topic sentence is what provides the continuity and connection between the paragraphs that compose the overall analytic story.

True

Kaiser and Pherson say that while using the "passive voice" is grammatically correct, good analytical writing discourages it because it can be confusing for the reader and it forces the writer to add words that are weak or non-specific, such as "there," or "it." It also forces the writer to use compound verbs.

The focus of the sentence can become that clause

Kaiser and Pherson say that you should put your topic sentence's main point as close to the start of the sentence as possible and avoid starting the sentence with a dependent clause. The reason for not starting the sentence with a long dependent clause is:

Craft a working title

Kaiser and Pherson stress the need for creating a detailed outline as part of the "getting ready to write" process. What do they say is the first step in planning an outline for your paper?

Create a roadmap for writing your paper

What do Kaiser and Pherson say is the objective for a detailed outline?

False

When importing an auto-generated Bibliography of references using an on-line citation and bibliography generating tool, it is not necessary to carefully proofread every citation and bibliography entry because these programs are developed by experts who know how to correctly format citations and references.

False

When proofreading your final paper prior to submitting it for review, it is not necessary to review your paper "word for word" and "line by line"; it is sufficient to rely on the Microsoft WORD Spell Check and Grammar Check (or another on-line software program) as these programs are designed to catch all common spelling and grammar errors.

They are complete They contain a summary They are clear They are precise They are accurate They provide a comparison

Which of the following qualities or characteristics do Kaiser and Pherson say all well written topic sentences include? (select all that apply)