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A leader knows the flight has 24 cadets but says 'between 2 and 200.' Which standard is missing?

Precision. It is too vague to tell you anything.

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  1. Precision ✔
  2. Relevance
  3. Breadth

Why: Precision means giving exact, specific details. A range that wide is technically true but useless. Precise statements mean what they say and say what they mean.

Huh, didn't know that: Learn to Lead lists seven universal intellectual standards: clarity, accuracy, precision, relevance, depth, breadth and logic.

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How many cadets are in our flight? Somewhere between a few and a bunch. Very precise.
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Answer: Precision. Precision means giving exact, specific details. A range that wide is technically true but useless. Precise statements mean what they say and say what they mean.

  1. Learn to Lead Volume 2, Chapter 5, Universal Intellectual Standards (Civil Air Patrol) www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/Vol2LetterLowFinal_8BDFDB373E830.pdf
    Precise statements mean what they say and say what they mean.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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