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Main Author:	Minto, Barbara (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Harlow [u.a.] Financial Times Prentice Hall 2009
Edition:	3. ed., rev. ed.
Subjects:	Business writing English language / Business English Engels Schrijfvaardigheid Englisch English language > Business English Logisches Denken Denktraining Sachtext Führungskraft Formulierung Textproduktion Ratgeber
Links:	http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=016766116&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
Item Description:	Previous ed.: 2002 Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:	XIII, 177 S. graph. Darst.
ISBN:	9780273710516 0273710516

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adam_text	Preface XII PART I The pyramid principle: logic in writing ι Introduction 3 Why a pyramid structure? 5 Sorting into pyramids 5 The magical number seven 7 The need to state the logic 8 Ordering from the top down 9 Thinking from the bottom up 11 The substructures within the pyramid 17 The vertical relationship 17 The horizontal relationship 21 The introductory flow 22 How to build a pyramid structure 25 The top-down approach 25 The bottom-up approach 30 Caveats for beginners 35 Fine points of introductions 37 Initial introductions 37 Why a story? 37 How long should it be? 39 Where do you start the situation? 40 What s a complication? 41 Why that order? 42 What about the key line? 44 ------ CONTENTS Further examples 46 In summary 49 Some common Patterns 50 Directives 50 Requests for funds 51 How to documents 52 Letters of proposal 54 Progress reviews 55 Transitions between groups 56 Referencing backward 56 Summarizing 59 Concluding 59 5 Deduction and induction: the difference 63 Deductive reasoning 63 How it works 64 When to use it 66 Inductive reasoning 69 How it works 70 How it differs 72 6 How to highlight the structure 75 Headings 75 Underlined points 79 Decimal numbering 81 Indented display 83 ▲ PART II A The pyramid principle: logic in thinking 87 Introduction 89 7 Questioning the order of a grouping 91 Time order 93 Incomplete thinking 93 Confused logic 94 False grouping 95 Structural order 96 CONTENTS ------ Creating a structure 96 Describing a structure 98 Imposing a structure 99 Ranking order 102 Creating proper class groupings 102 Identifying improper class groupings 106 8 Questioning the problem-solving process 113 The problem-solving process 113 What is the problem? 115 Where does it lie? 115 Why does it exist? 116 What could we do about it? 116 What should we do about it? 117 Defining the problem 117 Period graph books 121 Structuring the analysis of the problem 126 Five typical logic trees 126 Use of the logic tree concept 130 9 Questioning the summary statement 137 Stating the effect of actions 139 Make the wording specific 140 Distinguish the levels of action 146 Drawing an inference from conclusions 150 Find the structural similarity 151 Visualize the relationships 153 0 Putting it into readable words 159 Create the ¡mage 161 Codv the imaae in words 163 Appendix: Problem solving in structureless situations 167 References 174 ¡x
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