enumerative paragraph

Enumerative essays, or partitive essays, begin with the number of parts (“There are nine ways to get to first safely”), and then each part becomes a paragraph in the body. The first paragraph in the body can explain how a hitter can whack the ball and get to first before anyone on the opposing team can catch the ball and throw it to first. The next paragraph can be about getting the hitter to first on a walk, and so forth.