wayssuch
Wayssuch is a neologism that has appeared in discussions of rhetoric and information design to describe a particular pattern of presenting information. The core idea behind wayssuch is to first delineate multiple possible methods, options, or interpretations (the ways), and then to anchor or illustrate these possibilities with a concrete example or representative instance introduced by a general term such as “such as” or by a summarizing example. The term emphasizes the sequencing from plurality to specificity, and is sometimes described as a hybrid of enumerative listing and exemplification.
Origins are uncertain; it has circulated in online discussion forums and design-writing references since the 2010s,
Usage and reception vary. In writing instruction, wayssuch can help students learn to present options clearly
See also: enumeratio, exemplum, rhetorical pattern, information design.