The Linearity of Logic

Linear Thinking is defined as,

a process of thought following known cycles or step-by-step progression where a response to a step must be elicited before another step is taken.

If a = b, and b = c, then a = c. The application of linear thinking can be found in the well known Socratic Method:

a form of inquiry and debate between individuals with opposing viewpoints based on asking and answering questions to stimulate rational thinking and to illuminate ideas

I am a very linear thinker, so I write beginning to end. I write hundreds of pages per book that never make it into print.
Laurell K. Hamilton

Reference:http://chuckslamp.com/index.php/2009/04/11/non-linearthinking/