Clearly, the
item,
sitem and
ssitem
macros provide you with the ultimate in flexibility
in the choice of highlighting conventions.
With them alone you can choose your own format for numbered lists
and never have to accept the format imposed by
point, etc.
However, the total lack of structure of
item, etc.
has a drawback; namely, if you use it to define your points, subpoints
etc., you are responsible for keeping track of all of the numbering.
This is certainly not too
formidable a task, but it can get tedious.