> We were taught that the first paragraph of a story should summarize the entire story because most people won't read past that. Also because it's better writi

> We were taught that the first paragraph of a story should summarize the entire story because most people won't read past that. Also because it's better writing. For that purpose, anyway. One can find readable images of e.g. late 19th and early 20th century papers that followed this style like it was the word of God, and they are so nice and effortless to read.