Writing a successful college paper involves three things most students already do all the time: research, argue, and write. In this book, the authors behind The Craft of Research and The Chicago Manual of Style encourage students who are just learning to write college papers to think of the process as an extension of these everyday activities. In friendly but authoritative style they illustrate how to do research that addresses real questions, how to make arguments that not only assert a point but also consider the views of others, and how to communicate these arguments in writing clearly and coherently. This new edition has been thoroughly revised, with new examples of research topics, clarified terminology, more illustrations, and updated information about using online sources and citation software. It also includes updated guidelines for citations in Chicago, MLA, and APA styles and for proper paper format, a reorganized glossary, and an expanded bibliography of sources for beginning researchers.