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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

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What is meant by the inverted pyramid, basically, is that you lay out the facts in descending order of importance. It is the standard narrative, inverted. Instead of beginning with a problem, such as a murder in a mystery story, and ending with the resolution, you tell the resolution in the beginning, then move steadily backwards to where the narrative normally would begin.... A major reason for writing news stories in the inverted pyramid form is so the bottom can be cut without eliminating some crucial detail.  1, record 1, English, - inverted%20pyramid

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In the inverted pyramid, ... the first paragraph usually summarizes.  1, record 1, English, - inverted%20pyramid

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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Rédaction journalistique où l'on met tous les renseignements essentiels dans les premiers paragraphes, ajoutant les autres renseignements par ordre d'importance de façon à permettre de réduire la longueur de l'article par le bas en fonction de l'espace disponible dans le journal.  1, record 1, French, - style%20de%20la%20pyramide%20invers%C3%A9e

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