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An '''outline''' is a rough draft or summary of the main features of a given [[topic]].[1] A [[hierarchical]] outline is an outline, often in list form, arranged to show hierarchical [[relationships]].
An '''outline''' is a rough draft or summary of the main features of a given [[topic]].[1] A [[hierarchical]] outline is an outline, often in list form, arranged to show hierarchical [[relationships]].
Writers of [[fiction]] and creative nonfiction, such as Jon Franklin, may use outlines to establish [[plot]] sequence, character development and [[dramatic]] [[flow]] of a [[story]], sometimes in conjunction with freewriting.
Writers of [[fiction]] and creative nonfiction, such as Jon Franklin, may use outlines to establish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plot plot] sequence, character development and [[dramatic]] [[flow]] of a [[story]], sometimes in conjunction with freewriting.
Merriam-Webster's manual for writers and editors (1998, p. 290) recommends that the section headings of an [[article]] should, when read in [[isolation]], combine to form an outline of the article [[content]]. Garson (2002) distinguishes a 'standard outline', presented as a regular table of contents from a refined tree-like 'hierarchical outline', stating that "such an outline might be appropriate, for instance, when the [[purpose]] is taxonomic (placing observed [[phenomena]] into an exhaustive set of categories). ... hierarchical outlines are rare in quantitative writing, and the [[researcher]] is well advised to stick to the standard outline unless there are compelling reasons not to."[3]
Merriam-Webster's manual for writers and editors (1998, p. 290) recommends that the section headings of an [[article]] should, when read in [[isolation]], combine to form an outline of the article [[content]]. Garson (2002) distinguishes a 'standard outline', presented as a regular table of contents from a refined tree-like 'hierarchical outline', stating that "such an outline might be appropriate, for instance, when the [[purpose]] is taxonomic (placing observed [[phenomena]] into an exhaustive set of categories). ... hierarchical outlines are rare in quantitative writing, and the [[researcher]] is well advised to stick to the standard outline unless there are compelling reasons not to."[3]
