Definition: (DOD) Personal conclusions, official estimates, and assumptions about another party's intentions, military capabilities, and activities used in planning and decisionmaking.
a. desired appreciations--Adversary personal conclusions and official estimates, valid or invalid, that result in adversary behaviors and official actions advantageous to friendly interests and objectives.
b. harmful appreciations--Adversary personal conclusions, official estimates, or assumptions, valid or invalid, that result in adversary behaviors and official actions harmful to friendly interests and objectives.
