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@@ -814,12 +814,21 @@
     })(this);↵
     ```
 
-  - Use indentation when making long method chains.
+  - Use indentation when making long method chains. Use a leading dot, which
+    emphasizes that the line is a method call, not a new statement.
 
     ```javascript
     // bad
     $('#items').find('.selected').highlight().end().find('.open').updateCount();
 
+    // bad
+    $('#items').
+      find('selected').
+        highlight().
+        end().
+      find('.open').
+        updateCount();
+
     // good
     $('#items')
       .find('.selected')