The V is a symbol that serves as an anchor for conceptualizing the elements on the theoretical/conceptual and the methodological sides, together with the Focus/Research Questions and events in the middle. Maturing of the V in the mind of the user grows with continued use by clarifying conceptually the elements arrayed, and by providing a reference point for resolving confusion. The V reveals a new look at the facts and enables the user to see events as ways that the related concepts point to a regularity of events – the anchoring point.

The V diagram is a tool that deliberately manipulates cognitive structure so as to spur inquisitiveness through mind-bending channels that lead to more introspective thought and analysis. A “Parade of Vs” enables this process to occur by providing conceptual clarity in its repeated use by serving to anchor ideas, and to stabilize and clarify meanings. This repeated use of the V with a related topic provides the user with more knowledge brought about through discriminability of new information induced by increasing the clarity and stability offered by the V, and can lead to an individual being able to become better acquainted with other points of view contrary to those previously held.

The components arranged on the V diagram are not isolates nor are they hierarchical arrangements. Instead, they represent levels of intellectual space that aid in the thinking, formulation, question asking, event making, and reflecting on a work or happening in order to enrich our knowledge and understanding with a given event.