A candidate claimsthe othercandidate is badw/o actuallyexplaining theirown merits.A candidatecomplimentsanothercandidate.Stats arepulledfrom thinair.Acandidatetries to tella joke.You feeltempted tostopwatching outof frustration.A Candidateflips on theirpreviouslyheldpositions.You feelthere is abias in thequestionsbeing asked.Candidates agreeabout 99% of aplan and thenargue relentlesslyabout the 1% thedisagree on.Candidatestalk overeach other.A candidateclaims that onlytheir side caresabout abipartisan issueA candidateblatantlydodges aquestionAdHominemA candidatesays somethingthat changesyour view ofthem for thebetter.A policy isactuallydiscussedTheaudienceisdisruptiveDebate ishosted by aMSM thatsupports onecandidate overanother/othersAquestion/responseis below the belt.A candidateignores rulesof debateA candidaterelies onanecdotalevidenceThedebatestarts lateYou canpinpoint whatsoundbite isgoing to berepeatedtomorrow.Fear-mongeringNo trueScotsmanA candidate hypesup how wonderfultheir plan iswithout actuallytalking about thedetails of theirplan.A candidate claimsthe othercandidate is badw/o actuallyexplaining theirown merits.A candidatecomplimentsanothercandidate.Stats arepulledfrom thinair.Acandidatetries to tella joke.You feeltempted tostopwatching outof frustration.A Candidateflips on theirpreviouslyheldpositions.You feelthere is abias in thequestionsbeing asked.Candidates agreeabout 99% of aplan and thenargue relentlesslyabout the 1% thedisagree on.Candidatestalk overeach other.A candidateclaims that onlytheir side caresabout abipartisan issueA candidateblatantlydodges aquestionAdHominemA candidatesays somethingthat changesyour view ofthem for thebetter.A policy isactuallydiscussedTheaudienceisdisruptiveDebate ishosted by aMSM thatsupports onecandidate overanother/othersAquestion/responseis below the belt.A candidateignores rulesof debateA candidaterelies onanecdotalevidenceThedebatestarts lateYou canpinpoint whatsoundbite isgoing to berepeatedtomorrow.Fear-mongeringNo trueScotsmanA candidate hypesup how wonderfultheir plan iswithout actuallytalking about thedetails of theirplan.

Debate 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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  1. A candidate claims the other candidate is bad w/o actually explaining their own merits.
  2. A candidate compliments another candidate.
  3. Stats are pulled from thin air.
  4. A candidate tries to tell a joke.
  5. You feel tempted to stop watching out of frustration.
  6. A Candidate flips on their previously held positions.
  7. You feel there is a bias in the questions being asked.
  8. Candidates agree about 99% of a plan and then argue relentlessly about the 1% the disagree on.
  9. Candidates talk over each other.
  10. A candidate claims that only their side cares about a bipartisan issue
  11. A candidate blatantly dodges a question
  12. Ad Hominem
  13. A candidate says something that changes your view of them for the better.
  14. A policy is actually discussed
  15. The audience is disruptive
  16. Debate is hosted by a MSM that supports one candidate over another/others
  17. A question/response is below the belt.
  18. A candidate ignores rules of debate
  19. A candidate relies on anecdotal evidence
  20. The debate starts late
  21. You can pinpoint what soundbite is going to be repeated tomorrow.
  22. Fear-mongering
  23. No true Scotsman
  24. A candidate hypes up how wonderful their plan is without actually talking about the details of their plan.