A policy isactuallydiscussedYou feeltempted tostopwatching outof frustration.AdHominemDebate ishosted by aMSM thatsupports onecandidate overanother/othersYou feelthere is abias in thequestionsbeing asked.A candidatesays somethingthat changesyour view ofthem for thebetter.TheaudienceisdisruptiveFear-mongeringA candidateignores rulesof debateCandidatestalk overeach other.A Candidateflips on theirpreviouslyheldpositions.Thedebatestarts lateA candidate hypesup how wonderfultheir plan iswithout actuallytalking about thedetails of theirplan.A candidateblatantlydodges aquestionStats arepulledfrom thinair.A candidate claimsthe othercandidate is badw/o actuallyexplaining theirown merits.No trueScotsmanA candidaterelies onanecdotalevidenceAquestion/responseis below the belt.Candidates agreeabout 99% of aplan and thenargue relentlesslyabout the 1% thedisagree on.Acandidatetries to tella joke.A candidateclaims that onlytheir side caresabout abipartisan issueYou canpinpoint whatsoundbite isgoing to berepeatedtomorrow.A candidatecomplimentsanothercandidate.A policy isactuallydiscussedYou feeltempted tostopwatching outof frustration.AdHominemDebate ishosted by aMSM thatsupports onecandidate overanother/othersYou feelthere is abias in thequestionsbeing asked.A candidatesays somethingthat changesyour view ofthem for thebetter.TheaudienceisdisruptiveFear-mongeringA candidateignores rulesof debateCandidatestalk overeach other.A Candidateflips on theirpreviouslyheldpositions.Thedebatestarts lateA candidate hypesup how wonderfultheir plan iswithout actuallytalking about thedetails of theirplan.A candidateblatantlydodges aquestionStats arepulledfrom thinair.A candidate claimsthe othercandidate is badw/o actuallyexplaining theirown merits.No trueScotsmanA candidaterelies onanecdotalevidenceAquestion/responseis below the belt.Candidates agreeabout 99% of aplan and thenargue relentlesslyabout the 1% thedisagree on.Acandidatetries to tella joke.A candidateclaims that onlytheir side caresabout abipartisan issueYou canpinpoint whatsoundbite isgoing to berepeatedtomorrow.A candidatecomplimentsanothercandidate.

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