: Re: Which goes first: summary, background or justification? I am trying to write a long expository piece and cannot figure out which information should come first. Here are three candidates: A

If it is a lengthy piece, than keep in mind that presenting the structure of the document in some sort of table of contents and then writing sections in such a way that they can be read out of order can minimize your problem.

Otherwise, here are my two cents on writing expository piece:

summary has to go at the beginning (if you are going to include it at all; don't reveal too much though),
background and justification are both part of introduction (establish the interest and trust),
main part is where you present and elaborate your main points (discoveries that you bring to the reader),
conclusion recapitulates main points and draws main conclusions

Of course, the nature and intrinsic structure of the content can justify almost any deviation from the proposed frame.

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