diff --git a/raterspec/question.sty b/raterspec/question.sty
index 40fbf87..be5df03 100644
--- a/raterspec/question.sty
+++ b/raterspec/question.sty
@@ -61,3 +61,7 @@
   \ignorespaces
 }
 
+
+% sectioning abstraction
+\def\proguistep#1{\subsection{#1}}
+