Slippery Slope:suggests thatone step willinevitably leadto moreHastyGeneralization:Draws a conclusionabout a populationbased on a smallsample (jumping toconclusions).False Dilemma:Either A or B is true. Cis not an option. Thisis based on theassumption that thechoices offered arethe only choices.Ad hominem:When the personpresenting anargument is attackedinstead of theargument itself(against the person).Band Wagon:the assumptionthat the opinionof the majorityis always validNon-Sequitur:An argument inwhich aconclusion doesnot follow logicallyfrom whatpreceded it.Straw man:Producing anargument to attackthat is a weakerrepresentation ofthe truth.Causal Fallacy:Wrongly assumes acause-and-effectrelationship ('A'causes 'B' withoutproof that arelationship actuallyexists).Free!Ambiguity:unclearargumentBurden of Proof:proof is theresponsibility ofthe opponent andnot the arguerGas lighting:calling otherscrazy tofurtherargumentCircularArgument:Assuming thething to be truethat you aretrying to prove.Appeal to Authority:This fallacy occurswhen someone whohas no expertise tospeak on an issue iscited as an authority.Anecdotal:personalexperienceas factAppeal toEmotion:manipulation ofthe recipient'semotions in orderto win anargumentSlippery Slope:suggests thatone step willinevitably leadto moreHastyGeneralization:Draws a conclusionabout a populationbased on a smallsample (jumping toconclusions).False Dilemma:Either A or B is true. Cis not an option. Thisis based on theassumption that thechoices offered arethe only choices.Ad hominem:When the personpresenting anargument is attackedinstead of theargument itself(against the person).Band Wagon:the assumptionthat the opinionof the majorityis always validNon-Sequitur:An argument inwhich aconclusion doesnot follow logicallyfrom whatpreceded it.Straw man:Producing anargument to attackthat is a weakerrepresentation ofthe truth.Causal Fallacy:Wrongly assumes acause-and-effectrelationship ('A'causes 'B' withoutproof that arelationship actuallyexists).Free!Ambiguity:unclearargumentBurden of Proof:proof is theresponsibility ofthe opponent andnot the arguerGas lighting:calling otherscrazy tofurtherargumentCircularArgument:Assuming thething to be truethat you aretrying to prove.Appeal to Authority:This fallacy occurswhen someone whohas no expertise tospeak on an issue iscited as an authority.Anecdotal:personalexperienceas factAppeal toEmotion:manipulation ofthe recipient'semotions in orderto win anargument

Fallacy Bingo - 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. Slippery Slope: suggests that one step will inevitably lead to more
  2. Hasty Generalization: Draws a conclusion about a population based on a small sample (jumping to conclusions).
  3. False Dilemma: Either A or B is true. C is not an option. This is based on the assumption that the choices offered are the only choices.
  4. Ad hominem: When the person presenting an argument is attacked instead of the argument itself (against the person).
  5. Band Wagon: the assumption that the opinion of the majority is always valid
  6. Non-Sequitur: An argument in which a conclusion does not follow logically from what preceded it.
  7. Straw man: Producing an argument to attack that is a weaker representation of the truth.
  8. Causal Fallacy: Wrongly assumes a cause-and-effect relationship ('A' causes 'B' without proof that a relationship actually exists).
  9. Free!
  10. Ambiguity: unclear argument
  11. Burden of Proof: proof is the responsibility of the opponent and not the arguer
  12. Gas lighting: calling others crazy to further argument
  13. Circular Argument: Assuming the thing to be true that you are trying to prove.
  14. Appeal to Authority: This fallacy occurs when someone who has no expertise to speak on an issue is cited as an authority.
  15. Anecdotal: personal experience as fact
  16. Appeal to Emotion: manipulation of the recipient's emotions in order to win an argument