Hierarchical Organization

Hierarchical organization "is the paradigm for scholarly and scientific as well as business and technical writing. A scholarly essay should lead the reader step-by-step through its argument, making clear how each piece of evidence is relevant. The backbone of a technical report should be a careful outline of topics. Such an outline not only shows how each piece fits, but also directs the reader through its parts. Whether we are told to write deductively or inductively, the result is supposed to be a hierarchy of ideas and a carefully controlled reading." (Jay David Bolter Writing Space: a hypertext).

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