3. Rule of five and rule of five variations (1/3)

3. Rule of five and its variations

The rule of five plays a significant role in verbal communications such as negotiations, everyday conversations and advertising. It consists of five formulated steps leading a thought process argumentatively to an intended goal (point). The rule of five structure facilitates listeners’ understanding.

Rule of five construction:

Step 1 - Introduction

Short outline of the topic or issue

Step 2 to 4 - body

Short, densely informative argumentation in three steps

Step 5 - point

Precisely formulated proposal, thought process or conclusion