ObscurantismWall oftext forsimplepointName-dropsphilosopherswhose worksusually don'tactually supporttheir point(s)Uses circularreasoning tojustify theirassumptionsHat,tie,orotherformalwear in DPBrings alldiscussionback to oneof a handfulof pet issuesConcludes causalrelationships basedon grosslyinsufficientstatistical evidenceWill debate literallyanything -physicallyincapable of nothaving an opinionon a subjectWould askfor a citationif you saidthe sky isblue"Youwouldn'tunderstand"If opponentexpresses hisargument in theirown words forclarification, cries"strawman!"Expresses highlevels ofcertainty onmatters hecouldn'tpossibly knowArguesagainst theirown pointswithoutrealizing itOblivious tosecond andthird ordereffects/r/IAmVerySmartPresentsstatistics inisolation ofknown causalfactorsNo interestin learningfrom hisinterlocutorIncapable ofusing a searchengine insteadof begging for acitation"Saying I don'tunderstandsomething is anad-hominemattack"Makesargumentswhich rely ontheir specificmoralassumptionsHas neveradmittedfault intheir life"That's notwhat I said",but that isactually whatthey said.Uses studiesthey haven'tread asevidenceFallacyMan!ObscurantismWall oftext forsimplepointName-dropsphilosopherswhose worksusually don'tactually supporttheir point(s)Uses circularreasoning tojustify theirassumptionsHat,tie,orotherformalwear in DPBrings alldiscussionback to oneof a handfulof pet issuesConcludes causalrelationships basedon grosslyinsufficientstatistical evidenceWill debate literallyanything -physicallyincapable of nothaving an opinionon a subjectWould askfor a citationif you saidthe sky isblue"Youwouldn'tunderstand"If opponentexpresses hisargument in theirown words forclarification, cries"strawman!"Expresses highlevels ofcertainty onmatters hecouldn'tpossibly knowArguesagainst theirown pointswithoutrealizing itOblivious tosecond andthird ordereffects/r/IAmVerySmartPresentsstatistics inisolation ofknown causalfactorsNo interestin learningfrom hisinterlocutorIncapable ofusing a searchengine insteadof begging for acitation"Saying I don'tunderstandsomething is anad-hominemattack"Makesargumentswhich rely ontheir specificmoralassumptionsHas neveradmittedfault intheir life"That's notwhat I said",but that isactually whatthey said.Uses studiesthey haven'tread asevidenceFallacyMan!

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