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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Wayne C Booth; Gregory G Colomb; Joseph M Williams |
| ISBN: | 9780226065656 9780226065663 0226065650 0226065669 |
| OCLC Number: | 175218191 |
| Description: | xvii, 317 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | pt. 1. Research, researchers, and readers -- Prologue: Becoming a researcher -- Thinking in print: the uses of research, public and private -- Connecting with your reader: (re-)creating yourself and your readers -- pt. 2. Asking questions, finding answers -- Prologue: Planning your project : an overview -- From topics to questions -- From questions to a problem -- From problems to sources -- Engaging sources -- pt. 3. Making a claim and supporting it -- Prologue: Assembling a research argument -- Making good arguments: an overview -- Making claims -- Assembling reasons and evidence -- Acknowledgments and responses -- Warrants -- pt. 4. Planning, drafting, and revising -- Prologue: Planning again -- Planning -- Drafting your report -- Revising your organization and argument -- Communicating evidence visually -- Introductions and conclusions -- Revising style: telling your story clearly -- pt. 5. Some last considerations. |
| Series Title: | Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing. |
| Responsibility: | Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams. |
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Abstract:
Includes discussion of the useful early stages of a research task - planning and drafting a paper. This title explains how to build an argument that motivates readers to accept a claim; and, how to anticipate the reservations of readers and to respond to them appropriately.
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"A well-constructed, articulate reminder of how important fundamental questions of style and approach, such as clarity and precision, are to all research." - Times Literary Supplement "I recommend it to my students... and keep a copy close at hand as the first option offered to students who ask 'Just how should I begin my research?'" - Business Library Review" Read more...
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