Count paragraphs in a text by length.
Paragraph count is word count divided by target paragraph length, and it is worth computing before drafting because it converts an abstract word limit into a structure. Reserving one paragraph each for the introduction and conclusion leaves the body count, and dividing that across sections gives a per-section budget that keeps a piece balanced rather than front-loaded.
Paragraph count
Total paragraphs = round(total word count / words per paragraph)
Structure
Body paragraphs = total - intro and conclusion; paragraphs per section = body paragraphs / sections
Typically one hundred to one hundred and fifty words — long enough to develop a single point with evidence, short enough that the point stays visible. One idea per paragraph is the governing rule.
Not necessarily, but large imbalances usually signal a structural problem — either a section is doing too much work or one is underdeveloped.