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  2. Introduction (writing) - Wikipedia

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    First page, introduction to In Flanders Fields. In an essay, article, or book, an introduction (also known as a prolegomenon) is a beginning section which states the purpose and goals of the following writing. This is generally followed by the body and conclusion.

  3. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section - Wikipedia

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    The lead section may contain optional elements presented in the following order: short description, disambiguation links (dablinks/hatnotes), maintenance tags, infoboxes, special character warning box, images, navigational boxes (navigational templates), introductory text, and table of contents, moving to the heading of the first section.

  4. Wikipedia:Manual of Style - Wikipedia

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    Similarly, when linking to a section, leave an invisible comment at the heading of the target section, naming the linking articles, so that if the heading is later altered these can be easily fixed, or alternatively another anchor can be created if there are many. [j] For (a combined) example:

  5. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Layout

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    The section should be a bulleted list, sorted either logically (for example, by subject matter), chronologically, or alphabetically. Consider using {{Columns-list}} or {} if the list is lengthy. Contents: Links in this section should be relevant and limited to a

  6. Lead paragraph - Wikipedia

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    A lead paragraph (sometimes shortened to lead; in the United States sometimes spelled lede) is the opening paragraph of an article, book chapter, or other written work that summarizes its main ideas. [1]

  7. Introduction - Wikipedia

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    Introduction (music), an opening section of a piece of music; Introduction (writing), a beginning section to a book, article or essay which states its purpose and goals Foreword, a beginning section; Introduction (British House of Commons), a ceremonial seating for members elected in by-elections

  8. Wikipedia : How to create and manage a good lead section

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    This is where the lead of the child article can be handy. Since the official lead of an article should be the best summary available, it can be used as the content in the main article's section which covers that topic. Here are some examples: Evolution as fact and theory is a child article of Evolution

  9. Informal technical report - Wikipedia

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    The discussion portion of the report should be used to cover each main point that it introduced in the summary. This section should be reserved for elaborating on the key points and discussing any potential issues that the readers may need to be aware of. Additionally, the author may include any interpretations or opinion in this section.