Via Wikipedia:
Reductio ad absurdum (Latin: "reduction to the absurd") is a form of argument in which a proposition is disproven by following its implications logically to an absurd consequence.[1]
A common type of reductio ad absurdum is proof by contradiction (also called indirect proof), where a proposition is proved true by proving that it is impossible for it to be false. That is to say, if A being false implies that B must also be false and it is known that B is true, then A cannot be false and therefore A is true.
Where such an argument is premised on a false dichotomy, the ostensible proof is a logical fallacy.
As the current GOP knife-fighting, back-stabbing, dissembling & "Not-Romney"-ing heightens in intensity, let's help 'em out by tossing them an anvil or three as they flail helplessly in the turbulent seas of political malaise...jump the squiggle for how.
Sometimes, providing just the right "sound byte" can be very helpful - we saw how the GOP's reliance on dog-whistle politics & meme-baiting has been used to great effect as their primary mechanism of control through the misuse of language (thanks, Newt).
So, let's assemble some goodies.
First, and likely the most prurient fun (and least likely to succeed candidate) - Rick Santorum:
"Gay people should stop being gay. C.U.M. with me instead." - Rick "Frothy mix, man-on-dog Santorum.
That was too easy.
Newt might prove a little, erm, harder - not from a lack of material, but from an over-abundance. How do you condense such an amalgamation of hypocrisy, lying, dissembly, fantasy, perversion and arrogance into a few simple words? I've got an idea for Flash animation based on a dKos comment (pretty good ideas in that comment thread), but anything effective needs to be distilled into a couple/few components in a simple sentence (ideally, with available links)...
I'm looking for thoughts or suggestions, not just for Newt or Rick but also for the other numbskulls that persist in their quest for deepest penetration into the nation's colon (and subsequently the furthest from anything resembling reality-based anything).
Thoughts, suggestions or comments...?