| Preface | |
| Pt. I | The pyramid principle: logic in writing | 1 |
| 1 | Why a pyramid structure? | 5 |
| 2 | The substructures within the pyramid | 17 |
| 3 | How to build to pyramid structure | 25 |
| 4 | Fine points of introductions | 37 |
| 5 | Deduction and induction: the difference | 63 |
| 6 | How to highlight the structure | 75 |
| Pt. II | The pyramid principle: logic in thinking | 87 |
| 7 | Questioning the order of a grouping | 91 |
| 8 | Questioning the problem-solving process | 113 |
| 9 | Questioning the summary statement | 137 |
| 10 | Putting it into readable words | 159 |
| App | Problem solving in structureless situations | 167 |
| References | 174 |