The Minto Pyramid Principle PDF

Chapter 4 | Quotes From Pages 37-39 1.the points you include answer the question raised by the point above, they must also answer it logically. 2.the grouping would have the following form: Men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore Socrates is mortal. 3.If you choose to answer the question raised by an idea deductively, you know you must have an argument in which the second point comments on the subject or predicate of the first, and the third point draws a "therefore" from the previous two. 4.To move upward here, you draw an inference based on your assessment of what is the same about the points—i.e., they are all warlike movements against Poland. 5.Given this knowledge, you could start to build your pyramid anywhere, with a single idea, adding the other ideas as they are demanded—either up or down or sideways.