Loaded Question(Asking a questionthat has anassumption built intoit so that it can’t beanswered withoutappearing guilty.)Circular Logic (Acircular argumentin which theconclusion isincluded in thepremise.)Tu Quoque(Avoiding havingto engage withcriticism by turningit back on theaccuser)Bandwagon(Appealing topopularity or the factthat many people dosomething as anattempted form ofvalidation)Personal Incredulity(Saying thatbecause one findssomething difficult tounderstand that it’stherefore not true.)The Gambler’sFallacy (Believingthat ‘runs’ occur tostatisticallyindependentphenomena)Appeal to Nature(Making theargument thatbecausesomething is‘natural’ it istherefore valid)Appeal to Authority(Using the opinion orposition of anauthority figure, orinstitution of authority,in place of an actualargument.)The TexasSharpshooter(Cherry-pickingdata clusters tosuit anargument)Ambiguity (Usingdouble meaningsor ambiguities oflanguage tomislead ormisrepresent thetruth.)Composition/Division(Assuming thatwhat’s true aboutone part ofsomething has to beapplied to all, orother, parts of it.)Appeal to Emotion(Manipulating anemotional responsein place of a valid orcompellingargument.)False Cause(Presuming that areal or perceivedrelationship betweenthings means thatone is the cause ofthe other.)Anecdotal (Usingpersonalexperience or anisolated exampleinstead of a validargument)Middle Ground(Saying that acompromise, ormiddle point,between twoextremes is thetruth.)No True Scotsman(Making what couldbe called an appealto purity as a way todismiss relevantcriticisms or flaws ofan argument)Burden of Proof(Saying that theburden of proof liesnot with the personmaking the claim,but with someoneelse to disprove.)Genetic (Judgingsomething good orbad on the basisof where it comesfrom)Ad Hominem(Attacking youropponent’s characteror personal traits inan attempt toundermine theirargument.)Slippery Slope(Asserting that if weallow A to happen,then Z willconsequentlyhappen too,therefore A shouldnot happen.)Strawman(Misrepresentingsomeone’sargument tomake it easier toattack.)Black or White(Where twoalternative states arepresented as theonly possibilities,when in fact morepossibilities exist.)The Fallacy Fallacy(Presuming thatbecause a claim hasbeen poorly argued,or a fallacy has beenmade, that it isnecessarily wrong)Special Pleading(Moving thegoalposts tocreate exceptionswhen a claim isshown to befalse.)Loaded Question(Asking a questionthat has anassumption built intoit so that it can’t beanswered withoutappearing guilty.)Circular Logic (Acircular argumentin which theconclusion isincluded in thepremise.)Tu Quoque(Avoiding havingto engage withcriticism by turningit back on theaccuser)Bandwagon(Appealing topopularity or the factthat many people dosomething as anattempted form ofvalidation)Personal Incredulity(Saying thatbecause one findssomething difficult tounderstand that it’stherefore not true.)The Gambler’sFallacy (Believingthat ‘runs’ occur tostatisticallyindependentphenomena)Appeal to Nature(Making theargument thatbecausesomething is‘natural’ it istherefore valid)Appeal to Authority(Using the opinion orposition of anauthority figure, orinstitution of authority,in place of an actualargument.)The TexasSharpshooter(Cherry-pickingdata clusters tosuit anargument)Ambiguity (Usingdouble meaningsor ambiguities oflanguage tomislead ormisrepresent thetruth.)Composition/Division(Assuming thatwhat’s true aboutone part ofsomething has to beapplied to all, orother, parts of it.)Appeal to Emotion(Manipulating anemotional responsein place of a valid orcompellingargument.)False Cause(Presuming that areal or perceivedrelationship betweenthings means thatone is the cause ofthe other.)Anecdotal (Usingpersonalexperience or anisolated exampleinstead of a validargument)Middle Ground(Saying that acompromise, ormiddle point,between twoextremes is thetruth.)No True Scotsman(Making what couldbe called an appealto purity as a way todismiss relevantcriticisms or flaws ofan argument)Burden of Proof(Saying that theburden of proof liesnot with the personmaking the claim,but with someoneelse to disprove.)Genetic (Judgingsomething good orbad on the basisof where it comesfrom)Ad Hominem(Attacking youropponent’s characteror personal traits inan attempt toundermine theirargument.)Slippery Slope(Asserting that if weallow A to happen,then Z willconsequentlyhappen too,therefore A shouldnot happen.)Strawman(Misrepresentingsomeone’sargument tomake it easier toattack.)Black or White(Where twoalternative states arepresented as theonly possibilities,when in fact morepossibilities exist.)The Fallacy Fallacy(Presuming thatbecause a claim hasbeen poorly argued,or a fallacy has beenmade, that it isnecessarily wrong)Special Pleading(Moving thegoalposts tocreate exceptionswhen a claim isshown to befalse.)

Logical Fallacies - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Loaded Question (Asking a question that has an assumption built into it so that it can’t be answered without appearing guilty.)
  2. Circular Logic (A circular argument in which the conclusion is included in the premise.)
  3. Tu Quoque (Avoiding having to engage with criticism by turning it back on the accuser)
  4. Bandwagon (Appealing to popularity or the fact that many people do something as an attempted form of validation)
  5. Personal Incredulity (Saying that because one finds something difficult to understand that it’s therefore not true.)
  6. The Gambler’s Fallacy (Believing that ‘runs’ occur to statistically independent phenomena)
  7. Appeal to Nature (Making the argument that because something is ‘natural’ it is therefore valid)
  8. Appeal to Authority (Using the opinion or position of an authority figure, or institution of authority, in place of an actual argument.)
  9. The Texas Sharpshooter (Cherry-picking data clusters to suit an argument)
  10. Ambiguity (Using double meanings or ambiguities of language to mislead or misrepresent the truth.)
  11. Composition/Division (Assuming that what’s true about one part of something has to be applied to all, or other, parts of it.)
  12. Appeal to Emotion (Manipulating an emotional response in place of a valid or compelling argument.)
  13. False Cause (Presuming that a real or perceived relationship between things means that one is the cause of the other.)
  14. Anecdotal (Using personal experience or an isolated example instead of a valid argument)
  15. Middle Ground (Saying that a compromise, or middle point, between two extremes is the truth.)
  16. No True Scotsman (Making what could be called an appeal to purity as a way to dismiss relevant criticisms or flaws of an argument)
  17. Burden of Proof (Saying that the burden of proof lies not with the person making the claim, but with someone else to disprove.)
  18. Genetic (Judging something good or bad on the basis of where it comes from)
  19. Ad Hominem (Attacking your opponent’s character or personal traits in an attempt to undermine their argument.)
  20. Slippery Slope (Asserting that if we allow A to happen, then Z will consequently happen too, therefore A should not happen.)
  21. Strawman (Misrepresenting someone’s argument to make it easier to attack.)
  22. Black or White (Where two alternative states are presented as the only possibilities, when in fact more possibilities exist.)
  23. The Fallacy Fallacy (Presuming that because a claim has been poorly argued, or a fallacy has been made, that it is necessarily wrong)
  24. Special Pleading (Moving the goalposts to create exceptions when a claim is shown to be false.)