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Benico, Racel
Bontia, Kristel
1. Chronological or Time
Order
Order that is based on time.
From the earliest time to the latest
time as in narrative, or from the
first stage to the last stage as in
process explanation.
Example: dawn, morning, noon,
afternoon, dusk, evening
2. Geographical, Spatial,
or Space Order
Order that is based on space
(place, location, or position).
Example: Luzon, Visayas,
Mindanao
3. Logical Order
Order that is based on logical
reasoning.
Example : Cause Effect
A. Deductive Order
Logical order that proceeds from
general to particular(from rule to
example)
Example: definition of nouns
citing examples of the items
mentioned in the definition
B. Inductive Order
Logical Order that proceeds from
particular to general (from
examples to rule).
Example: citing instances that
have the same result
formulating a generalizations
based on similar outcomes of the
said instances
C. Climatic Order
Logical rising order that proceeds
in a series of related stages from
the least to the most significance in
terms of size and importance.
Example: Individual, Family,
Community, Country, World
D. Anticlimatic Order
Logical falling order that proceeds
in a series of related stages from
the most to the least significance in
terms of size and importance.
Example: World, Country,
Community, Family, Individual
E. Simple to Complex
Order
Logical order that proceeds from
the simplest to the most complex.
Example: -Good, Better, Best
-Addition, Subtraction,
Multiplication, Division
F. Causal Order
Logical order that proceeds either
from cause to effect/s or from
effect to causes.
Example: fire destruction of
lives and properties
4. Enumerative Order
Order that is usually used in a list
or an enumeration of items.
Example: Restaurant Menu:
appetizers, soups, staples,
dessert, drinks
A. Numerical Order
Enumerative order that proceeds
from one to infinity or vice versa;
it maybe ascending or
descending order.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5(Ascending Order)
5, 4, 3, 2, 1(Descending Order)
B. Alphabetical Order
Enumerative order that proceeds
from A to Z of the English
Alphabet.
Example: Ballesteros, Benico,
Bontia, Briones, Cayanong