MI BOLC Pre-Deployment Test 2023 with complete
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Critical Thinking
A deliberate process of analyzing and evaluating thought with a view to improve it
Information ordering, pattern recognition, and reasoning
The three basic thinking abilities required for intelligence analysis
Deductive, inductive, abductive, and analogical
The four different types of reasoning
Clarity, accuracy, precision, relevance, depth, breadth, logic, significance, and
fairness
The nine intellectual standards to measure effective analysis
Creative thinking
A way of looking at problems or situations from a fresh perspective that suggests
unorthodox solutions. It involves creating something new or original
Purpose, question at issue, information, interpretation & interference, concepts,
assumptions, implications & consequences, and point of view
The eight basic elements present in all thinking
Fair mindedness, humility, courage, empathy, integrity, perseverance, confidence
in reason, and autonomy
The essential intellectual traits
Cultural, organizational, personal, cognitive
Types of biases
Omission and assumption
Types of fallacies
Indicators, key assumptions check, deception & detection, and mathematical
analysis
Methods of critical thinking
Circular response, event mapping, outside-in thinking, and brainstorming
Methods of creative thinkings
Inductive reasoning
Looking at given factual information or data for a pattern or trend and inferring the trend
will continue
Deductive reasoning
Using given factual information or data to infer other facts through logical thinking
Abductive reasoning
Similar to inductive reasoning since conclusions are based on probabilities or
"guessing." Because this is probably true, then this may also be true
Analogical reasoning
Relies on an analogy to compare the similarities between two specific entities; those
similarities are then used to draw a conclusion - the more similarities, the stronger the
argument
Bias
A preconceived notion about someone or something that obscures the true nature of the
information
, Logic fallacies
Errors in the reasoning process caused by the failure to apply sound logic
Doctrine
Starting point for thinking about and conducting operations
The workings of the institutional force
What does doctrine not address?
Joint, multinational, multi-service, and service
The four types of doctrine
Provide coherent vision of warfare, enhance operational effectiveness, provide a
common frame of reference and cultural perspective, provide common
professional language, discuss Army contributions to unified action, and state &
foster desirable traits in leaders & soldiers
6 basic contributions of doctrine
ADPs
Contain fundamental principles. Operating forces and elements of the institutional force
use _____ to guide actions in support of national objectives
FMs
- Contain principles, tactics, procedures, and other doctrinal information
-Describe how the Army executes operations described in the ADPs
-Fully integrate and comply with ADPs
-More specific and detail oriented
ATPs
-Used to accomplish missions, complete functions, and perform specific tasks
-Provide the flexibility to accomplish or complete a mission, task, or function
-Fully integrate, nest, and comply with FMs and ADPs
LSCO (Large-scale combat operations)
Extensive joint combat operations in terms of scope and size of forces committed,
conducted as a campaign aimed at achieving operational and strategic objectives
Expeditionary capabilities
Being able to deploy the right combination of Army forces to the right place at the right
time. Physical and mental readiness.
Campaign quality
The Army's ability to sustain operations until success has been reached
Unified land operations
The simultaneous execution of offense, defense, stability, and defense support of civil
authorities across multiple domains to shape operational environments, prevent conflict,
prevail in large-scale ground combat, and consolidate gains. These are guided by
mission command and part of unified action
Operational environment
______________ _________________ consists of the conditions, circumstances, and
influences that affect the employment of capabilities and bear on the decisions of the
commander
Shape operational environments, prevent conflict, prevail in large-scale ground
combat, and consolidate gains
Army strategic roles. These are accomplished through land power
Unified Action
solution
Critical Thinking
A deliberate process of analyzing and evaluating thought with a view to improve it
Information ordering, pattern recognition, and reasoning
The three basic thinking abilities required for intelligence analysis
Deductive, inductive, abductive, and analogical
The four different types of reasoning
Clarity, accuracy, precision, relevance, depth, breadth, logic, significance, and
fairness
The nine intellectual standards to measure effective analysis
Creative thinking
A way of looking at problems or situations from a fresh perspective that suggests
unorthodox solutions. It involves creating something new or original
Purpose, question at issue, information, interpretation & interference, concepts,
assumptions, implications & consequences, and point of view
The eight basic elements present in all thinking
Fair mindedness, humility, courage, empathy, integrity, perseverance, confidence
in reason, and autonomy
The essential intellectual traits
Cultural, organizational, personal, cognitive
Types of biases
Omission and assumption
Types of fallacies
Indicators, key assumptions check, deception & detection, and mathematical
analysis
Methods of critical thinking
Circular response, event mapping, outside-in thinking, and brainstorming
Methods of creative thinkings
Inductive reasoning
Looking at given factual information or data for a pattern or trend and inferring the trend
will continue
Deductive reasoning
Using given factual information or data to infer other facts through logical thinking
Abductive reasoning
Similar to inductive reasoning since conclusions are based on probabilities or
"guessing." Because this is probably true, then this may also be true
Analogical reasoning
Relies on an analogy to compare the similarities between two specific entities; those
similarities are then used to draw a conclusion - the more similarities, the stronger the
argument
Bias
A preconceived notion about someone or something that obscures the true nature of the
information
, Logic fallacies
Errors in the reasoning process caused by the failure to apply sound logic
Doctrine
Starting point for thinking about and conducting operations
The workings of the institutional force
What does doctrine not address?
Joint, multinational, multi-service, and service
The four types of doctrine
Provide coherent vision of warfare, enhance operational effectiveness, provide a
common frame of reference and cultural perspective, provide common
professional language, discuss Army contributions to unified action, and state &
foster desirable traits in leaders & soldiers
6 basic contributions of doctrine
ADPs
Contain fundamental principles. Operating forces and elements of the institutional force
use _____ to guide actions in support of national objectives
FMs
- Contain principles, tactics, procedures, and other doctrinal information
-Describe how the Army executes operations described in the ADPs
-Fully integrate and comply with ADPs
-More specific and detail oriented
ATPs
-Used to accomplish missions, complete functions, and perform specific tasks
-Provide the flexibility to accomplish or complete a mission, task, or function
-Fully integrate, nest, and comply with FMs and ADPs
LSCO (Large-scale combat operations)
Extensive joint combat operations in terms of scope and size of forces committed,
conducted as a campaign aimed at achieving operational and strategic objectives
Expeditionary capabilities
Being able to deploy the right combination of Army forces to the right place at the right
time. Physical and mental readiness.
Campaign quality
The Army's ability to sustain operations until success has been reached
Unified land operations
The simultaneous execution of offense, defense, stability, and defense support of civil
authorities across multiple domains to shape operational environments, prevent conflict,
prevail in large-scale ground combat, and consolidate gains. These are guided by
mission command and part of unified action
Operational environment
______________ _________________ consists of the conditions, circumstances, and
influences that affect the employment of capabilities and bear on the decisions of the
commander
Shape operational environments, prevent conflict, prevail in large-scale ground
combat, and consolidate gains
Army strategic roles. These are accomplished through land power
Unified Action
