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Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 02 August 2012 09:04:21AM 1 point [-]

I highly recommend Introduction to Logic by Harry Gensler, but don't just read the book. You are very unlikely to grok formal logic without working your way through a large number of problem sets.

Comment author: FiftyTwo 02 August 2012 05:10:24PM -1 points [-]

Thanks, I'll look that one up.

but don't just read the book. You are very unlikely to grok formal logic without working your way through a large number of problem sets.

I know that very well. I've been filling notepads with tableau proofs for the past few days. I find tableau a lot easier than natural deduction as you can work through them algorythmically, but natural deduction proofs require a strange sort of sideways thinking to them, learning tricks and techniques to take you towards a desired conclusion.