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Question 1

4 Sub-fields of Political Science

Answer 1

Government
Political Theory
International Relations
Comparative Politics

Question 2

How to Compare & Contrast

Answer 2

Compare First

SAW gives you reference points - you can ID traits of a conflict then apply judgment & pull what is useful. “All models are wrong, some are useful”
Apples & Oranges / “In Australia its ‘Chalk & Cheese’”
“It is in our nature to contrast first & resist comparing…condition yourself to compare first, if you contrast first, you’ll rarely come back to comparing.

Question 3

How to destroy an Army

Answer 3

Siege
Annihilation
Pursuit
Erosion

Question 4

How to end a Siege

Answer 4

Starve out
Assault

Question 5

Why study history (Morris)

Answer 5

History is a laboratory to test what works in war, why it works, then using those insights to conduct effective military campaigns…interested in how history can make us better officers
* What didn’t happen also matters
○ Academics derisively call counterfactuals
○ We (mil) need to explore the COAs that didn’t happen

Question 6

Placement & Schema

Answer 6

Placement in schema – schema – mental model that works for you.

Question 7

How to write a Paragraph (MEAL)

Answer 7

Main Point
Evidence
Analysis
Link

Question 8

Essence of Operational Art

Answer 8

“I think the essence of operational art is picking the right objective. And it is good to have single overarching objective, it is alright to have subordinate objectives, but it is good to have a single overall one.” Dr. Morris

Question 9

Value of a good paragraph

Answer 9

“If you can write a good paragraph, you can write a good article, if you can write an article you can write a book…if you don’t write good paragraphs, you’ll be adrift from the beginning…good writers know they have to write good paragraphs…good paragraphs carry the weight…

Question 10

Operational Reach

Answer 10

how far can you go - distance and duration across which the force can successfully be projected (with organic resources) and then be employed

Question 11

Feed to Speed

Answer 11

How much (grain, fuel, etc.) does it take to move x dist

Logistics determines the operational reach of armies, then, and now, and always…

* How much energy is required to project combat power to full strength

	○ Mule more efficient than horse, horse more efficient than camel
	○ At some point, the animals consume more than they can carry

Question 12

What makes a good book

Answer 12

Good books are those that are debated long after publishing. (Dr. Morris referring to Rowena Reed’s Combined Operations in the Civil War)

Question 13

Mounting Time

Answer 13

How long does it take to go from deployment to employment