The craft of research /
Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams.
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c1995.
- xii, 294 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing .
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.