My grandfathersmoked a pack ofcigarettes a dayfor 50 years and isstill alive. Smokingis not bad for youAn analogycomparingtwo thingsthat are notcomparableHastygeneralization“We can eithermake peace withenemy countriesor engage indestructivenuclear warfare”Presenting twoextremearguments as ifthey are theonly twochoicesFallacy ofRelevanceFallacyofAccuracyRepeating the claimin order to use asevidence. Thisfallacy results in noevidence supportingthe claimAdhominemRedHerringEither/or(FalseDilemma)Strawmanswitching thefocus of theargument from thetopic to arguingagainst thecharacter of theother speakerUsing notenoughevidence tosupport theconclusion youare makingFallacy ofInsufficiencyMost 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.FaultyanalogyProviding apurposelyoversimplifiedexample toundermine anopposingargumentskipping to anirrelevant topicso they canavoid the topicat handMy grandfathersmoked a pack ofcigarettes a dayfor 50 years and isstill alive. Smokingis not bad for youAn analogycomparingtwo thingsthat are notcomparableHastygeneralization“We can eithermake peace withenemy countriesor engage indestructivenuclear warfare”Presenting twoextremearguments as ifthey are theonly twochoicesFallacy ofRelevanceFallacyofAccuracyRepeating the claimin order to use asevidence. Thisfallacy results in noevidence supportingthe claimAdhominemRedHerringEither/or(FalseDilemma)Strawmanswitching thefocus of theargument from thetopic to arguingagainst thecharacter of theother speakerUsing notenoughevidence tosupport theconclusion youare makingFallacy ofInsufficiencyMost 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.FaultyanalogyProviding apurposelyoversimplifiedexample toundermine anopposingargumentskipping to anirrelevant topicso they canavoid the topicat hand

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