skipping to anirrelevant topicso they canavoid the topicat handMost vulnerable typeof evidence becauseit’s alwayssusceptible to thecharge that twothings are notcomparablePresenting twoextremearguments as ifthey are theonly twochoicesStrawmanAdhominemFaultyanalogyFallacy ofInsufficiencyProviding apurposelyoversimplifiedexample toundermine anopposingargument“We can eithermake peace withenemy countriesor engage indestructivenuclear warfare”My grandfathersmoked a pack ofcigarettes a dayfor 50 years and isstill alive. Smokingis not bad for youEither/or(FalseDilemma)switching thefocus of theargument from thetopic to arguingagainst thecharacter of theother speakerHastygeneralizationFallacy ofRelevanceFallacyofAccuracyRepeating the claimin order to use asevidence. Thisfallacy results in noevidence supportingthe claimAn analogycomparingtwo thingsthat are notcomparableUsing notenoughevidence tosupport theconclusion youare makingRedHerring-Billy went to NewYork City and met aperson that refusedto help him. Now hethinks all peoplefrom New York Cityare rude.skipping to anirrelevant topicso they canavoid the topicat handMost vulnerable typeof evidence becauseit’s alwayssusceptible to thecharge that twothings are notcomparablePresenting twoextremearguments as ifthey are theonly twochoicesStrawmanAdhominemFaultyanalogyFallacy ofInsufficiencyProviding apurposelyoversimplifiedexample toundermine anopposingargument“We can eithermake peace withenemy countriesor engage indestructivenuclear warfare”My grandfathersmoked a pack ofcigarettes a dayfor 50 years and isstill alive. Smokingis not bad for youEither/or(FalseDilemma)switching thefocus of theargument from thetopic to arguingagainst thecharacter of theother speakerHastygeneralizationFallacy ofRelevanceFallacyofAccuracyRepeating the claimin order to use asevidence. Thisfallacy results in noevidence supportingthe claimAn analogycomparingtwo thingsthat are notcomparableUsing notenoughevidence tosupport theconclusion youare makingRedHerring-Billy went to NewYork City and met aperson that refusedto help him. Now hethinks all peoplefrom New York Cityare rude.

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