Week 2 - The Pyramid Principle

Following the Top-down approach, what's wrong with the structure of this text?

• It does not separate the main and supporting ideas.

• It does not have the Question and Answer in the Introduction (1st slide).

• It does not follow the rules of the horizontal relationship.

• Its New Question (2nd slide) does not follow the Answer in the Introduction.

"Ideas at any level in the pyramid must always be summaries of the ideas grouped below them."

This rule refers to the...

• Vertical relationship.

• Horizontal relationship.

"Ideas in each grouping must always be the same kind of idea.

Ideas in each grouping must always be logically ordered."

These two rules refer to the...

• Vertical relationship.

• Horizontal relationship.

DEDUCTIVE reasoning involves...

• Part A

  Part B

  Part C

• Major premise

  Minor premise

  Conclusion

• First most important

  Second most important

  Third most important

Select all the types of logical grouping that follow INDUCTIVE reasoning.

• Structural order

• Time order

• Degree order

In the Introduction, the potential effect of presenting the SITUATION first is showing a(n) __________ tone.

• relaxed, considered

• direct, no-nonsense

• urgent, concerned

In the Introduction, the potential effect of presenting the ANSWER first is showing a(n) __________ tone.

• relaxed, considered

• direct, no-nonsense

• urgent, concerned

In the Introduction, the potential effect of presenting the COMPLICATION first is showing a(n) __________ tone.

• relaxed, considered

• direct, no-nonsense

• urgent, concerned

The second step in the Bottom-up approach is...

• Work out the relationships between the points.

• Draw conclusions.

• List all the points you think you want to make.