Craft of Research, Third Edition

Name: Craft of Research, Third Edition
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ISBN: 9780226065656

ISBN-10: 0226065650

ISBN-13: 9780226065656

Edition: 3rd 2008

Authors: Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams

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With more than 200,000 copies in print,The Craft of Researchis the unrivaled resource for researchers at every level, from first-year undergraduates to research reporters at corporations and government offices. Now, seasoned researchers and educators Gregory G. Colomb and Joseph M. Williams present an updated third edition of their classic handbook, whose first and second editions were written in collaboration with the late Wayne C. Booth.The Craft of Researchexplains how to build an argument that motivates readers to accept a claim; how to anticipate the reservations of readers and to respond to them appropriately; and how to create introductions and conclusions that answer that most…

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List price: $50.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 4/15/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.74" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 1.188

Gregory G. Colomb (1951–2011) was professor of English at the University of Virginia and the author of Designs on Truth: The Poetics of the Augustan Mock-Epic. He isï¿½coauthor, with Wayne C. Booth andï¿½Joseph M. Williams, of the best-selling guide The Craft of Research,ï¿½published by the University of Chicago Press.




The Aims of This Edition



Research, Researchers, and Readers



Thinking in Print: The Uses of Research, Public and Private



Connecting with Your Reader: (Re)Creating Yourself and Your Readers



Asking Questions, Finding Answers



From Topics to Questions



From Questions to a Problem



From Problems to Sources



Engaging Sources



Making a Claim and Supporting It



Making Good Arguments: An Overview



Making Claims



Assembling Reasons and Evidence



Acknowledgments and Responses



Warrants



Planning, Drafting, and Revising



Planning



Drafting Your Report



Revising Your Organization and Argument



Communicating Evidence Visually



Introductions and Conclusions



Revising Style: Telling Your Story Clearly



Some Last Considerations


The Ethics of Research


A Postscript for Teachers



Bibliographical Resources


Index