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The Analyst's Style Manual

Author(s): MCIIS, a 60-page manual to guide intelligence analysts in dealing with basic grammar, spelling and abbreviation rules, as well as basic writing principles.

Published: 01/01/2008

This is a 60-page manual to guide intelligence analysts in dealing with basic grammar, spelling and abbreviation rules, as well as basic writing principles.

The Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence Studies (MCIIS) has developed a style manual for analysts to assist student analysts with the many perplexing and complex rules to follow when producing written intelligence products.

The MCIIS Press developed this manual in large part from the CIA Writing Manual, updating some sections and modifying some others. This manual also draws on the U.S. Army’s Military Writing Reference Book for additional rules and guidelines regarding clear, concise writing. The final component in this manual, the MCIIS Style Sheet, reflects best practices in formatting a written product, as determined by MCIIS research.

If you wish to have a professionally printed and bound copy in an easy to carry 5.5-by-8.5 inch size, at $14 per copy, order from the Mercyhurst College Bookstore.

Download a copy of The Analyst's Style Manual (.pdf) by clicking on the link below.

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The Analyst’s Style Manual.

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MCIIS Style Manual