That is the academic style! The academic style is effective communication, the problem is there's a lot of bad essays.
1) An intro starting what you want to discuss or accomplish
2) The body, or details
3) The conclusion, or summary
Effective communication starts with a brief explanation of your conclusions or points, then it goes into details.
Not everyone is in/from the USA. And not everyone cares about standards from the USA.
Communication can still be effective without following made up standards by one country.
My point was that his communication would be more effective if he did not follow that standard.
0) an abstract.