Arguesagainst theirown pointswithoutrealizing itWould askfor a citationif you saidthe sky isblueObscurantismExpresses highlevels ofcertainty onmatters hecouldn'tpossibly knowIf opponentexpresses hisargument in theirown words forclarification, cries"strawman!"Will debate literallyanything -physicallyincapable of nothaving an opinionon a subjectFallacyMan!Wall oftext forsimplepointNo interestin learningfrom hisinterlocutorConcludes causalrelationships basedon grosslyinsufficientstatistical evidenceName-dropsphilosopherswhose worksusually don'tactually supporttheir point(s)Brings alldiscussionback to oneof a handfulof pet issuesOblivious tosecond andthird ordereffectsMakesargumentswhich rely ontheir specificmoralassumptionsHas neveradmittedfault intheir life"That's notwhat I said",but that isactually whatthey said./r/IAmVerySmartUses studiesthey haven'tread asevidence"Youwouldn'tunderstand""Saying I don'tunderstandsomething is anad-hominemattack"Uses circularreasoning tojustify theirassumptionsPresentsstatistics inisolation ofknown causalfactorsIncapable ofusing a searchengine insteadof begging for acitationHat,tie,orotherformalwear in DPArguesagainst theirown pointswithoutrealizing itWould askfor a citationif you saidthe sky isblueObscurantismExpresses highlevels ofcertainty onmatters hecouldn'tpossibly knowIf opponentexpresses hisargument in theirown words forclarification, cries"strawman!"Will debate literallyanything -physicallyincapable of nothaving an opinionon a subjectFallacyMan!Wall oftext forsimplepointNo interestin learningfrom hisinterlocutorConcludes causalrelationships basedon grosslyinsufficientstatistical evidenceName-dropsphilosopherswhose worksusually don'tactually supporttheir point(s)Brings alldiscussionback to oneof a handfulof pet issuesOblivious tosecond andthird ordereffectsMakesargumentswhich rely ontheir specificmoralassumptionsHas neveradmittedfault intheir life"That's notwhat I said",but that isactually whatthey said./r/IAmVerySmartUses studiesthey haven'tread asevidence"Youwouldn'tunderstand""Saying I don'tunderstandsomething is anad-hominemattack"Uses circularreasoning tojustify theirassumptionsPresentsstatistics inisolation ofknown causalfactorsIncapable ofusing a searchengine insteadof begging for acitationHat,tie,orotherformalwear in DP

Pseudointellectual - 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. Argues against their own points without realizing it
  2. Would ask for a citation if you said the sky is blue
  3. Obscurantism
  4. Expresses high levels of certainty on matters he couldn't possibly know
  5. If opponent expresses his argument in their own words for clarification, cries "strawman!"
  6. Will debate literally anything -physically incapable of not having an opinion on a subject
  7. Fallacy Man!
  8. Wall of text for simple point
  9. No interest in learning from his interlocutor
  10. Concludes causal relationships based on grossly insufficient statistical evidence
  11. Name-drops philosophers whose works usually don't actually support their point(s)
  12. Brings all discussion back to one of a handful of pet issues
  13. Oblivious to second and third order effects
  14. Makes arguments which rely on their specific moral assumptions
  15. Has never admitted fault in their life
  16. "That's not what I said", but that is actually what they said.
  17. /r/IAmVerySmart
  18. Uses studies they haven't read as evidence
  19. "You wouldn't understand"
  20. "Saying I don't understand something is an ad-hominem attack"
  21. Uses circular reasoning to justify their assumptions
  22. Presents statistics in isolation of known causal factors
  23. Incapable of using a search engine instead of begging for a citation
  24. Hat,tie,or other formal wear in DP