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The pyramid principle

by Barbara Minto

The Minto Pyramid Principle: Logic in Writing, Thinking and Problem Solving explains a technique for working out your thinking on any subject, so that you can present it clearly to someone else. It explains: Why organizing your ideas into a pyramid structure will make them easy for someone else to grasp How to use the pyramid rules to help you discover and develop your thinking How to focus the thinking to be compelling to your audience.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?