question archive There is a phrase that "the best intelligence analysis always involves large elements of self-deception
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There is a phrase that "the best intelligence analysis always involves large
elements of self-deception." What is this "self-deception" thing they're
talking about? Is it referring to some kind of "mental gymnastics" that analysts do in order to
enter some kind of state of mind for doing better analysis or avoiding cognitive bias?