The Language of Inform, Influence, and Persuade: Assessment Lexicon and Usage Guide for U.S. European Command Efforts

Abstract

Words matter. Many of the terms used to discuss assessment in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) mean different things to different staff sections, offices, organizations, and individuals. Sometimes, the same office or individual uses the same term to denote multiple dissimilar things. This leads to confusion, miscommunication, and, occasionally, the appearance of agreement or disagreement when the opposite is true.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1086444

Entities

People

  • Christopher Edward Paul
  • Miriam Matthews

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Damage Assessment
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Information Operations
  • Intellectual Property
  • Language
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Risk
  • Security
  • Social Media
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States European Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Theoretical Analysis.