P_2 is introduced: an algorithm for the automatic generation of poof search strategies from sets of examples of proofs. The proof search strategies are generated as sets of assertions (called methods) about the use of inference rules found in the examples. Sets of methods are prioritized and they can be compiled into clauses of a logic program. Proofs obtained for difficult problems in classical second-order logic are used as evidence of the adequacy of the methology.
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