RedHerringAdhominemswitching thefocus of theargument from thetopic to arguingagainst thecharacter of theother speakerMy grandfathersmoked a pack ofcigarettes a dayfor 50 years and isstill alive. Smokingis not bad for youskipping to anirrelevant topicso they canavoid the topicat handEither/or(FalseDilemma)Most vulnerable typeof evidence becauseit’s alwayssusceptible to thecharge that twothings are notcomparableFallacy ofRelevanceFaultyanalogyFallacyofAccuracyStrawmanPresenting twoextremearguments as ifthey are theonly twochoicesAn analogycomparingtwo thingsthat are notcomparableRepeating the claimin order to use asevidence. Thisfallacy results in noevidence supportingthe claimUsing notenoughevidence tosupport theconclusion youare makingFallacy ofInsufficiency“We can eithermake peace withenemy countriesor engage indestructivenuclear warfare”Providing apurposelyoversimplifiedexample toundermine anopposingargumentHastygeneralization-Billy went to NewYork City and met aperson that refusedto help him. Now hethinks all peoplefrom New York Cityare rude.RedHerringAdhominemswitching thefocus of theargument from thetopic to arguingagainst thecharacter of theother speakerMy grandfathersmoked a pack ofcigarettes a dayfor 50 years and isstill alive. Smokingis not bad for youskipping to anirrelevant topicso they canavoid the topicat handEither/or(FalseDilemma)Most vulnerable typeof evidence becauseit’s alwayssusceptible to thecharge that twothings are notcomparableFallacy ofRelevanceFaultyanalogyFallacyofAccuracyStrawmanPresenting twoextremearguments as ifthey are theonly twochoicesAn analogycomparingtwo thingsthat are notcomparableRepeating the claimin order to use asevidence. Thisfallacy results in noevidence supportingthe claimUsing notenoughevidence tosupport theconclusion youare makingFallacy ofInsufficiency“We can eithermake peace withenemy countriesor engage indestructivenuclear warfare”Providing apurposelyoversimplifiedexample toundermine anopposingargumentHastygeneralization-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. Red Herring
  2. Ad hominem
  3. switching the focus of the argument from the topic to arguing against the character of the other speaker
  5. My grandfather smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for 50 years and is still alive. Smoking is not bad for you
  7. skipping to an irrelevant topic so they can avoid the topic at hand
  8. Either/or (False Dilemma)
  9. Most vulnerable type of evidence because it’s always susceptible to the charge that two things are not comparable
  10. Fallacy of Relevance
  12. Faulty analogy
  13. Fallacy of Accuracy
  15. Straw man
  16. Presenting two extreme arguments as if they are the only two choices
  17. An analogy comparing two things that are not comparable
  18. Repeating the claim in order to use as evidence. This fallacy results in no evidence supporting the claim
  19. Using not enough evidence to support the conclusion you are making
  20. Fallacy of Insufficiency
  21. “We can either make peace with enemy countries or engage in destructive nuclear warfare”
  22. Providing a purposely oversimplified example to undermine an opposing argument
  23. Hasty generalization
  24. -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.