I. Divide the brief into three parts, and mark them respectively,
Introduction, Discussion, and Conclusion.
II. Express each idea in the brief in the form of a complete statement.
III. Make in each statement only a single assertion.
IV. Make each statement as concise as is consistent with clearness.
V. Indicate the relation between statements by indentation and by the use of symbols.
VI. Mark each statement with only one symbol.
RULES FOR THE INTRODUCTION.
VII. Put into the introduction sufficient explanation for a complete understanding of the discussion. This explanation usually involves (a) a definition of terms, (b) an explanation of the meaning of the proposition, (c) a statement of the issues, and (d) the partition.
VIII. Put into the introduction only statements admitted by both sides.