Pyramid Principle, The

Preface

Intro to Part I - The Minto Pyramid Principle: Logic in Writing

PART 1 THE PYRAMID PRINCIPLE: LOGIC IN WRITING

• 1. Why a pyramid structure
• 2. The substructures within the pyramid
• 3. How to build a pyramid structure
• 4. Fine points of introductions
• 5. Deduction and induction: the difference
• 6. How to highlight the structure

Intro to Part 2 - The Minto Pyramid Principle: Logic in Thinking

PART 2 THE PYRAMID PRINCIPLE: LOGIC IN THINKING

• 7. Questioning the order of a grouping
• 8. Questioning the problem-solving process
• 9. Questioning the summary statement
• 10. Putting it into readable words

Appendix: Problem Solving in Structureless Situations