FallacyMan!If opponentexpresses hisargument in theirown words forclarification, cries"strawman!"Incapable ofusing a searchengine insteadof begging for acitationPresentsstatistics inisolation ofknown causalfactors"Youwouldn'tunderstand"Hat,tie,orotherformalwear in DPWill debate literallyanything -physicallyincapable of nothaving an opinionon a subjectName-dropsphilosopherswhose worksusually don'tactually supporttheir point(s)No interestin learningfrom hisinterlocutorWall oftext forsimplepoint/r/IAmVerySmartHas neveradmittedfault intheir lifeArguesagainst theirown pointswithoutrealizing itExpresses highlevels ofcertainty onmatters hecouldn'tpossibly knowConcludes causalrelationships basedon grosslyinsufficientstatistical evidenceUses circularreasoning tojustify theirassumptionsOblivious tosecond andthird ordereffects"That's notwhat I said",but that isactually whatthey said.Brings alldiscussionback to oneof a handfulof pet issuesUses studiesthey haven'tread asevidenceWould askfor a citationif you saidthe sky isblueMakesargumentswhich rely ontheir specificmoralassumptions"Saying I don'tunderstandsomething is anad-hominemattack"ObscurantismFallacyMan!If opponentexpresses hisargument in theirown words forclarification, cries"strawman!"Incapable ofusing a searchengine insteadof begging for acitationPresentsstatistics inisolation ofknown causalfactors"Youwouldn'tunderstand"Hat,tie,orotherformalwear in DPWill debate literallyanything -physicallyincapable of nothaving an opinionon a subjectName-dropsphilosopherswhose worksusually don'tactually supporttheir point(s)No interestin learningfrom hisinterlocutorWall oftext forsimplepoint/r/IAmVerySmartHas neveradmittedfault intheir lifeArguesagainst theirown pointswithoutrealizing itExpresses highlevels ofcertainty onmatters hecouldn'tpossibly knowConcludes causalrelationships basedon grosslyinsufficientstatistical evidenceUses circularreasoning tojustify theirassumptionsOblivious tosecond andthird ordereffects"That's notwhat I said",but that isactually whatthey said.Brings alldiscussionback to oneof a handfulof pet issuesUses studiesthey haven'tread asevidenceWould askfor a citationif you saidthe sky isblueMakesargumentswhich rely ontheir specificmoralassumptions"Saying I don'tunderstandsomething is anad-hominemattack"Obscurantism

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