Lead With the Answer
Rewrite an opening so the main answer appears before supporting context.
Readers forgive detail after orientation; they resent detail before orientation. Teach the model The inverted pyramid asks you to put the most important point first, then supporting details, then background. It fits digital reading because people skim, stop, and return under time pressure. The Pyramid Principle gives the same discipline a logic test. Your top line should be the answer the supporting points prove. If your first paragraph is only history, process, or scene-setting, it is probably not the top of the pyramid. Use a three-part opening: answer, stakes, path. The answer tells the reader what is true. The stakes…
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