Causal Fallacy:Wrongly assumes acause-and-effectrelationship ('A'causes 'B' withoutproof that arelationship actuallyexists).HastyGeneralization: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.Free!Slippery Slope:suggests thatone step willinevitably leadto moreGas lighting:calling otherscrazy tofurtherargumentAnecdotal:personalexperienceas factStraw man:Producing anargument to attackthat is a weakerrepresentation ofthe truth.Ad hominem:When the personpresenting anargument is attackedinstead of theargument itself(against the person).Burden of Proof:proof is theresponsibility ofthe opponent andnot the arguerBand Wagon:the assumptionthat the opinionof the majorityis always validNon-Sequitur:An argument inwhich aconclusion doesnot follow logicallyfrom whatpreceded it.CircularArgument:Assuming thething to be truethat you aretrying to prove.Ambiguity:unclearargumentAppeal toEmotion:manipulation ofthe recipient'semotions in orderto win anargumentAppeal to Authority:This fallacy occurswhen someone whohas no expertise tospeak on an issue iscited as an authority.Causal Fallacy:Wrongly assumes acause-and-effectrelationship ('A'causes 'B' withoutproof that arelationship actuallyexists).HastyGeneralization: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.Free!Slippery Slope:suggests thatone step willinevitably leadto moreGas lighting:calling otherscrazy tofurtherargumentAnecdotal:personalexperienceas factStraw man:Producing anargument to attackthat is a weakerrepresentation ofthe truth.Ad hominem:When the personpresenting anargument is attackedinstead of theargument itself(against the person).Burden of Proof:proof is theresponsibility ofthe opponent andnot the arguerBand Wagon:the assumptionthat the opinionof the majorityis always validNon-Sequitur:An argument inwhich aconclusion doesnot follow logicallyfrom whatpreceded it.CircularArgument:Assuming thething to be truethat you aretrying to prove.Ambiguity:unclearargumentAppeal toEmotion:manipulation ofthe recipient'semotions in orderto win anargumentAppeal to Authority:This fallacy occurswhen someone whohas no expertise tospeak on an issue iscited as an authority.

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