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] |