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Some of the points are in How To Solve It by George Polya.
Try out cleanth brook's book on writing and rhetoric. Also Jaques' Barzun's Simple and Direct. I assume your problem is expressing yourself clearly and effectively. Since you are a grad student, had you had problems with basic logic you would not have arrived where you are already.
EDIT: On the level of organizing thinking, these books will also help:
Not exactly what you are looking for, but I would recommend the classic:
How to solve it, by George Polya
https://www.amazon.com/How-Solve-Aspect-Mathematical-Method/dp/4871878309/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=JK14NS0GEZBXYG7DA5CK
Perhaps you need some guidance with problem solving skills in general (we all do). Some resources that I found useful are this video on problem solving here, Polya's How to Solve It, and Problem Solving Through Recreational Mathematics.
Well, mathematics is rooted in proof and rigor, so if you really want to see what mathematicians spend hours thinking about, I would take an introductory math course offered at any university (discrete mathematics, combinatorics, linear algebra are very basic courses for freshmen). I have always liked starting with Polya's "How to Solve It." I read it when I was in high school, and I have been in mathematics ever since.
Check out this book. I've found it to be very useful.
http://www.amazon.com/How-Solve-Aspect-Mathematical-Method/dp/4871878309/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1347938613&sr=1-1&keywords=polya+how+to+solve+it
As with everything in STEM, you will become good at things over time with practice. This is the best explanation of that is the following link, which I can't recommend enough. I read it once a month to remind myself that the most successful students aren't always the brightest, but the ones willing to put in a sheer amount of work studying and perfecting their problem solving methods.
http://www.reddit.com/r/confession/comments/nxdzz/im_not_as_smart_as_i_thought_i_was/c3d91jl
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It comes down to what the inputs to your problem are. Here are two problems:
A final note: this is just nomenclature. Try not to get stuck on the names and try to figure out what's actually happening. It always comes down to "What are the inputs and what are the outputs?" as Polya wrote in the book How to Solve It.