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Disambiguating.... --217.231.217.110 21:22, 16 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

"In survival skills, the rule of three is a rule of thumb for prioritizing needs," but what is the rule of three for prioritizing needs? The referenced article did not seem to address it, but was also to long and convoluted to read. Fnordly (talk) 01:47, 11 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Isnt that something you might want to bring up in the associated article, where the content of the relevant article may be discussed, and not here in the disambiguous page? 134.204.1.226 (talk) 19:08, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Rules of three are an age old rhetorical tactic. Its well known by rhetoricians and public speakers that listing things in threes aids memory, builds structure, without overwhelming the listener. If we were to list out every rule of three thats ever been this page would be hundreds of lines long. This page can never be complete, and I think the feasibility of this article ought to be discussed, considering its nature. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.204.1.226 (talk) 19:10, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The first context I think of when I hear 'Rule of three' is communication, related to something called the Communication Rule of Three (and by other names). It relates to a rhetorical structure of writing or speech, typically described as:

1. Tell them what you’re going to say
2. Say it
3. Tell them what you said

It is sometimes also informally called the "Tell–Tell–Tell Method", or more academically, "Preview–Body–Review". In speech or lecture structure, "introduction, body, conclusion". If I could find the right article to link this to, I would add a dab entry linking it, but so far I have not found one. This may point to a missing article, or at least, article section, as this is a very well known communication structure. Some sources are here (but not by that name in these sources). Mathglot (talk) 21:54, 6 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]