Inverted Pyramid Structure
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CORE DEFINITION
An information organization principle that requires placing the most important and newsworthy information (who, what, when, where, why) at the beginning, followed by secondary details, and finally background information. This is opposite to the 'foreshadowing-climax' structure of academic papers. Scaffolding role: attention grabber. When writing emails or reports, assume the reader may stop reading at any time. The first paragraph must contain all key conclusions; do not hide the ending at the end.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
Attention grabber. When writing emails or reports, assume the reader may stop reading at any time. The first paragraph must contain all key conclusions; do not hide the ending at the end.
Anchor fast decisions
Information organization principle: the most important and newsworthy content (5W1H) is placed at the beginning, followed by secondary details, and finally background. This is opposite to the 'foreshadowing-climax' incremental structure of academic papers. The underlying logic is 'reader attention decreases and they may leave at any time', so give the core content that cannot be missed first.
MINIMUM ACTION
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Source support: Explicit
- zh.wikipedia.orghttps://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%80%92%E9%87%91%E5%AD%97%E5%A1%94%E7%BB%93%E6%9E%84verified
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