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The craft of research /

by Booth, Wayne C. frey50
Additional authors: Colomb, Gregory G. | Williams, Joseph M.
Series: Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing Published by : University of Chicago Press, (Chicago :) , 1995 Physical details: xii, 294 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. ISBN:0226065839 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780226065830 (cloth : alk. paper); 0226065847 (paper : alk. paper); 9780226065847 (paper : alk. paper).
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Research, researchers, and readers. Starting a research project -- Thinking in print: the uses of research, public and private -- Connecting with your reader: (re)creating your self and your audience -- Asking questions, finding answers. Planning your project -- From topics to questions -- From questions to problems -- From questions to sources -- Using sources -- Making a claim and supporting it. Arguments, drafting, and conversations -- Making good arguments: an overview -- Claims and evidence -- Warrants -- Qualifications -- Preparing to draft, drafting, and revising. Planning again -- Pre-drafting and drafting -- Communicating evidence visually -- Revising your organization and argument -- Revising style: telling your story clearly -- Introductions -- Some last considerations. Research and ethics -- A postscript for teachers -- A bibliographical essay -- An appendix on finding sources.