Preface : the aims of this edition -- Introduction : your research and your audience -- Asking questions, seeking answers. From topics to questions; From questions to a problem -- Sources and resources. Finding and evaluating sources; Engaging sources -- Making your argument. Making good arguments : an overview; Making claims; Assembling reasons and evidence; Warrants; Acknowledgements and responses -- Delivering your argument. Planning and drafting; Revising and organizing; Incorporating sources; Communicating evidence visually; Introductions and conclusions; Revising style : telling your story clearly; Research presentations -- Some last considerations. The ethics of research; Advice for teachers -- Our debts -- Appendix : a brief guide to bibliographic and other resources.