QRGs: The Genre

I have read some interesting quick reference guides (qrg) about recent events that have been going on, in order to answer some questions assigned by my course instructor.  Firstly, it appears that all the qrgs I have read have divided the main idea into several sections. Each of these sections having its own heading. Second, all of them without exception have used some form of insertion (pictures, videos, tweets, etc...) to enhance what the article is about in some way. Whether that way is adding a face to an issue or to emphasize a point is all up to the author and his or her chosen insertion. Furthermore, these insertions are relevant to the section where they are located. Also, they all had a introduction and extra spaces between paragraphs, as well as section headings.

Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/horiavarlan/4268896936

The authors of these qrgs all followed what was said above in their own way. Some of them written it like an essay. Another, who I am having difficulty describing, had multiple levels of headings, and looks like something you might see in a text book. Heck, one even turned theirs into a 11 part list, I assume to make it easier to read. They all, however, are intended to thoroughly inform the reader on the subject matter, in their own way. With that being said the intended audiences to these qrgs are similar in that they want to be informed on a subject, but differ in what that subject is. I write this, since the only other people who would read these articles are those who think the title is interesting.

*Note if you are looking for the answer to question 5 (the one about imagery and visuals) it is in the first paragraph. It is the part where I talk about insertions.

Link to personal QRG on human enhancement on google docs: https://docs.google.com/a/email.arizona.edu/document/d/1mq0DXVMwBS1GG6Ob6EOweKdqoSHRS8OwFUf_UeQdueM/edit?usp=sharing

Reflection:
After reading Kian Blackey, Dieter Mohty, and Gaby Dodson's blogs, as well as Michael Gee's comment below, I Have come to some more conclusions on QRGs. The biggest one is the use of hyperlinks, by nature QRGs tend to only brief a reader on the subject, so they provide hyperlinks to allow the reader to look up more specific information. Secondly, that pictures also serve the purpose of breaking up giant walls of text that would discourage some readers.