人類的思維雖有多種，但一般而言，最核心的只有三種：形象、邏輯與綜合思維，以運轉意象，發揮創造力。其中形象與邏輯思維是起點、過程，而綜合思維才是目的。如落到「篇章結構」來說，形象思維涉及篇章的內容材料，屬於「縱向」；邏輯思維涉及篇章的章法組織，屬於「橫向」，乃縱、橫互動，推動綜合思維，以凸顯一篇主旨與風格。由於這些問題，與思維（意象）系統與「多二一（0）」螺旋結構密切相關，因此由此切入加以探討，可以看出形象、邏輯思維在篇章結構上互動之理論及其應用梗概。

There are diverse ways of thinking; only three types of human thought lie at the core: formative, logical and complex. These ways of thinking enable us to employ images and exercise creativity. The process starts from formative and logical thinking, and ends in complex thinking. In terms of the structure of a literary work, formative thinking involves subject matter, which is considered as a “vertical” organization. Logical thinking, on the other hand, is a kind of “horizontal” organization. The interactions between the vertical and horizontal organizations inspire complex thinking that features the motif and style of a literary work. All of these issues are related to the thinking (image) system and the “multiple, binary and single (zero)” spiral structure. From this perspective, this article attempts to outline the interactive theory and the application of formative and logical thinking in analysis of the structure of a literary work.