~this logicmakes theauthor supercredible~blood pressureproportional toproximity ofungradedfinalsStudent usesarrows to insertparagraphs ofanalysis in themarginTotallywrongtone"Pleaseshortenyourquotes"One studentgets it. Theothers fearthat kid now."Tie it to theauthor'scentralclaim"A basicfact iscalled astatistic"Ok,butWHY"Studentpanicsand writesnothing."pathos,""logos," and"ethos" areexplicitly usedin an essay"Why isthatimportant?"DigressionintophilosophyBadtransitionwordsAnalyze therhetoric of(in)famouspoliticians to provethat this is actuallya useful skill"DigDeeper"Studentrefuses touse activevoiceStudent:*convolutedexplanation ofidea for paper*Teacher: "Justwrite it and we'llsee if it works"Focusingon minordetailsTotallywrongtopic"Analyzefurther""Ok. Well,why was itimportantto you?"Millionthlesson onthe analytictask"Rhetoricaleffect"~this logicmakes theauthor supercredible~blood pressureproportional toproximity ofungradedfinalsStudent usesarrows to insertparagraphs ofanalysis in themarginTotallywrongtone"Pleaseshortenyourquotes"One studentgets it. Theothers fearthat kid now."Tie it to theauthor'scentralclaim"A basicfact iscalled astatistic"Ok,butWHY"Studentpanicsand writesnothing."pathos,""logos," and"ethos" areexplicitly usedin an essay"Why isthatimportant?"DigressionintophilosophyBadtransitionwordsAnalyze therhetoric of(in)famouspoliticians to provethat this is actuallya useful skill"DigDeeper"Studentrefuses touse activevoiceStudent:*convolutedexplanation ofidea for paper*Teacher: "Justwrite it and we'llsee if it works"Focusingon minordetailsTotallywrongtopic"Analyzefurther""Ok. Well,why was itimportantto you?"Millionthlesson onthe analytictask"Rhetoricaleffect"

Teaching Rhetoric - 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. ~this logic makes the author super credible~
  2. blood pressure proportional to proximity of ungraded finals
  3. Student uses arrows to insert paragraphs of analysis in the margin
  4. Totally wrong tone
  5. "Please shorten your quotes"
  6. One student gets it. The others fear that kid now.
  7. "Tie it to the author's central claim"
  8. A basic fact is called a statistic
  9. "Ok, but WHY"
  10. Student panics and writes nothing.
  11. "pathos," "logos," and "ethos" are explicitly used in an essay
  12. "Why is that important?"
  13. Digression into philosophy
  14. Bad transition words
  15. Analyze the rhetoric of (in)famous politicians to prove that this is actually a useful skill
  16. "Dig Deeper"
  17. Student refuses to use active voice
  18. Student: *convoluted explanation of idea for paper* Teacher: "Just write it and we'll see if it works"
  19. Focusing on minor details
  20. Totally wrong topic
  21. "Analyze further"
  22. "Ok. Well, why was it important to you?"
  23. Millionth lesson on the analytic task
  24. "Rhetorical effect"