Makesargumentswhich rely ontheir specificmoralassumptionsExpresses highlevels ofcertainty onmatters hecouldn'tpossibly knowWall oftext forsimplepointUses circularreasoning tojustify theirassumptions/r/IAmVerySmartOblivious tosecond andthird ordereffectsName-dropsphilosopherswhose worksusually don'tactually supporttheir point(s)If opponentexpresses hisargument in theirown words forclarification, cries"strawman!"FallacyMan!Brings alldiscussionback to oneof a handfulof pet issuesArguesagainst theirown pointswithoutrealizing itUses studiesthey haven'tread asevidence"Saying I don'tunderstandsomething is anad-hominemattack"Has neveradmittedfault intheir lifePresentsstatistics inisolation ofknown causalfactorsWill debate literallyanything -physicallyincapable of nothaving an opinionon a subjectObscurantism"That's notwhat I said",but that isactually whatthey said.No interestin learningfrom hisinterlocutorWould askfor a citationif you saidthe sky isblue"Youwouldn'tunderstand"Incapable ofusing a searchengine insteadof begging for acitationConcludes causalrelationships basedon grosslyinsufficientstatistical evidenceHat,tie,orotherformalwear in DPMakesargumentswhich rely ontheir specificmoralassumptionsExpresses highlevels ofcertainty onmatters hecouldn'tpossibly knowWall oftext forsimplepointUses circularreasoning tojustify theirassumptions/r/IAmVerySmartOblivious tosecond andthird ordereffectsName-dropsphilosopherswhose worksusually don'tactually supporttheir point(s)If opponentexpresses hisargument in theirown words forclarification, cries"strawman!"FallacyMan!Brings alldiscussionback to oneof a handfulof pet issuesArguesagainst theirown pointswithoutrealizing itUses studiesthey haven'tread asevidence"Saying I don'tunderstandsomething is anad-hominemattack"Has neveradmittedfault intheir lifePresentsstatistics inisolation ofknown causalfactorsWill debate literallyanything -physicallyincapable of nothaving an opinionon a subjectObscurantism"That's notwhat I said",but that isactually whatthey said.No interestin learningfrom hisinterlocutorWould askfor a citationif you saidthe sky isblue"Youwouldn'tunderstand"Incapable ofusing a searchengine insteadof begging for acitationConcludes causalrelationships basedon grosslyinsufficientstatistical evidenceHat,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. Makes arguments which rely on their specific moral assumptions
  2. Expresses high levels of certainty on matters he couldn't possibly know
  3. Wall of text for simple point
  4. Uses circular reasoning to justify their assumptions
  5. /r/IAmVerySmart
  6. Oblivious to second and third order effects
  7. Name-drops philosophers whose works usually don't actually support their point(s)
  8. If opponent expresses his argument in their own words for clarification, cries "strawman!"
  9. Fallacy Man!
  10. Brings all discussion back to one of a handful of pet issues
  11. Argues against their own points without realizing it
  12. Uses studies they haven't read as evidence
  13. "Saying I don't understand something is an ad-hominem attack"
  14. Has never admitted fault in their life
  15. Presents statistics in isolation of known causal factors
  16. Will debate literally anything -physically incapable of not having an opinion on a subject
  17. Obscurantism
  18. "That's not what I said", but that is actually what they said.
  19. No interest in learning from his interlocutor
  20. Would ask for a citation if you said the sky is blue
  21. "You wouldn't understand"
  22. Incapable of using a search engine instead of begging for a citation
  23. Concludes causal relationships based on grossly insufficient statistical evidence
  24. Hat,tie,or other formal wear in DP