Hastygeneralization“We can eithermake peace withenemy countriesor engage indestructivenuclear warfare”Fallacy ofInsufficiencyEither/or(FalseDilemma)An analogycomparingtwo thingsthat are notcomparableFaultyanalogyFallacyofAccuracyRepeating the claimin order to use asevidence. Thisfallacy results in noevidence supportingthe claimProviding apurposelyoversimplifiedexample toundermine anopposingargumentFallacy ofRelevanceswitching thefocus of theargument from thetopic to arguingagainst thecharacter of theother speakerStrawmanAdhominemskipping to anirrelevant topicso they canavoid the topicat handPresenting twoextremearguments as ifthey are theonly twochoicesMy grandfathersmoked a pack ofcigarettes a dayfor 50 years and isstill alive. Smokingis not bad for youMost vulnerable typeof evidence becauseit’s alwayssusceptible to thecharge that twothings are notcomparable-Billy went to NewYork City and met aperson that refusedto help him. Now hethinks all peoplefrom New York Cityare rude.Using notenoughevidence tosupport theconclusion youare makingRedHerringHastygeneralization“We can eithermake peace withenemy countriesor engage indestructivenuclear warfare”Fallacy ofInsufficiencyEither/or(FalseDilemma)An analogycomparingtwo thingsthat are notcomparableFaultyanalogyFallacyofAccuracyRepeating the claimin order to use asevidence. Thisfallacy results in noevidence supportingthe claimProviding apurposelyoversimplifiedexample toundermine anopposingargumentFallacy ofRelevanceswitching thefocus of theargument from thetopic to arguingagainst thecharacter of theother speakerStrawmanAdhominemskipping to anirrelevant topicso they canavoid the topicat handPresenting twoextremearguments as ifthey are theonly twochoicesMy grandfathersmoked a pack ofcigarettes a dayfor 50 years and isstill alive. Smokingis not bad for youMost vulnerable typeof evidence becauseit’s alwayssusceptible to thecharge that twothings are notcomparable-Billy went to NewYork City and met aperson that refusedto help him. Now hethinks all peoplefrom New York Cityare rude.Using notenoughevidence tosupport theconclusion youare makingRedHerring

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