RedHerringRepeating the claimin order to use asevidence. Thisfallacy results in noevidence supportingthe claimFallacyofAccuracy-Billy went to NewYork City and met aperson that refusedto help him. Now hethinks all peoplefrom New York Cityare rude.Presenting twoextremearguments as ifthey are theonly twochoicesMost vulnerable typeof evidence becauseit’s alwayssusceptible to thecharge that twothings are notcomparableFallacy ofRelevanceEither/or(FalseDilemma)Using notenoughevidence tosupport theconclusion youare makingskipping to anirrelevant topicso they canavoid the topicat handswitching thefocus of theargument from thetopic to arguingagainst thecharacter of theother speakerFaultyanalogyFallacy ofInsufficiencyStrawmanProviding apurposelyoversimplifiedexample toundermine anopposingargumentMy grandfathersmoked a pack ofcigarettes a dayfor 50 years and isstill alive. Smokingis not bad for youAn analogycomparingtwo thingsthat are notcomparable“We can eithermake peace withenemy countriesor engage indestructivenuclear warfare”HastygeneralizationAdhominemRedHerringRepeating the claimin order to use asevidence. Thisfallacy results in noevidence supportingthe claimFallacyofAccuracy-Billy went to NewYork City and met aperson that refusedto help him. Now hethinks all peoplefrom New York Cityare rude.Presenting twoextremearguments as ifthey are theonly twochoicesMost vulnerable typeof evidence becauseit’s alwayssusceptible to thecharge that twothings are notcomparableFallacy ofRelevanceEither/or(FalseDilemma)Using notenoughevidence tosupport theconclusion youare makingskipping to anirrelevant topicso they canavoid the topicat handswitching thefocus of theargument from thetopic to arguingagainst thecharacter of theother speakerFaultyanalogyFallacy ofInsufficiencyStrawmanProviding apurposelyoversimplifiedexample toundermine anopposingargumentMy grandfathersmoked a pack ofcigarettes a dayfor 50 years and isstill alive. Smokingis not bad for youAn analogycomparingtwo thingsthat are notcomparable“We can eithermake peace withenemy countriesor engage indestructivenuclear warfare”HastygeneralizationAdhominem

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