Repeating the claimin order to use asevidence. Thisfallacy results in noevidence supportingthe claimEither/or(FalseDilemma)Presenting twoextremearguments as ifthey are theonly twochoicesFallacyofAccuracyHastygeneralizationFallacy ofInsufficiencyMy grandfathersmoked a pack ofcigarettes a dayfor 50 years and isstill alive. Smokingis not bad for youProviding apurposelyoversimplifiedexample toundermine anopposingargumentFaultyanalogyMost vulnerable typeof evidence becauseit’s alwayssusceptible to thecharge that twothings are notcomparableStrawmanUsing notenoughevidence tosupport theconclusion youare makingswitching thefocus of theargument from thetopic to arguingagainst thecharacter of theother speakerRedHerring-Billy went to NewYork City and met aperson that refusedto help him. Now hethinks all peoplefrom New York Cityare rude.Fallacy ofRelevanceAn analogycomparingtwo thingsthat are notcomparable“We can eithermake peace withenemy countriesor engage indestructivenuclear warfare”skipping to anirrelevant topicso they canavoid the topicat handAdhominemRepeating the claimin order to use asevidence. Thisfallacy results in noevidence supportingthe claimEither/or(FalseDilemma)Presenting twoextremearguments as ifthey are theonly twochoicesFallacyofAccuracyHastygeneralizationFallacy ofInsufficiencyMy grandfathersmoked a pack ofcigarettes a dayfor 50 years and isstill alive. Smokingis not bad for youProviding apurposelyoversimplifiedexample toundermine anopposingargumentFaultyanalogyMost vulnerable typeof evidence becauseit’s alwayssusceptible to thecharge that twothings are notcomparableStrawmanUsing notenoughevidence tosupport theconclusion youare makingswitching thefocus of theargument from thetopic to arguingagainst thecharacter of theother speakerRedHerring-Billy went to NewYork City and met aperson that refusedto help him. Now hethinks all peoplefrom New York Cityare rude.Fallacy ofRelevanceAn analogycomparingtwo thingsthat are notcomparable“We can eithermake peace withenemy countriesor engage indestructivenuclear warfare”skipping to anirrelevant topicso they canavoid the topicat handAdhominem

Fallacies 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. Repeating the claim in order to use as evidence. This fallacy results in no evidence supporting the claim
  2. Either/or (False Dilemma)
  3. Presenting two extreme arguments as if they are the only two choices
  4. Fallacy of Accuracy
  5. Hasty generalization
  6. Fallacy of Insufficiency
  7. My grandfather smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for 50 years and is still alive. Smoking is not bad for you
  8. Providing a purposely oversimplified example to undermine an opposing argument
  9. Faulty analogy
  10. Most vulnerable type of evidence because it’s always susceptible to the charge that two things are not comparable
  11. Straw man
  12. Using not enough evidence to support the conclusion you are making
  13. switching the focus of the argument from the topic to arguing against the character of the other speaker
  14. Red Herring
  15. -Billy went to New York City and met a person that refused to help him. Now he thinks all people from New York City are rude.
  16. Fallacy of Relevance
  17. An analogy comparing two things that are not comparable
  18. “We can either make peace with enemy countries or engage in destructive nuclear warfare”
  19. skipping to an irrelevant topic so they can avoid the topic at hand
  20. Ad hominem