Take a class of writing students in a liberal arts college, tell them that their next assignment is to write about some aspect of sciene, and a pitiful moan will go around the room. ..... There's no limit to how wide the inverted pyramid can become, but the reader will understand the broad implications only if he starts with a narrow fact.
――東京都立大学 前期日程/理・工学部(2月26日実施)――2004年