A candidateclaims that onlytheir side caresabout abipartisan issueFear-mongeringAquestion/responseis below the belt.No trueScotsmanA candidateignores rulesof debateDebate ishosted by aMSM thatsupports onecandidate overanother/othersYou feelthere is abias in thequestionsbeing asked.A candidate hypesup how wonderfultheir plan iswithout actuallytalking about thedetails of theirplan.Thedebatestarts lateAdHominemA candidate claimsthe othercandidate is badw/o actuallyexplaining theirown merits.Acandidatetries to tella joke.TheaudienceisdisruptiveA candidaterelies onanecdotalevidenceA candidatesays somethingthat changesyour view ofthem for thebetter.You feeltempted tostopwatching outof frustration.Stats arepulledfrom thinair.Candidates agreeabout 99% of aplan and thenargue relentlesslyabout the 1% thedisagree on.You canpinpoint whatsoundbite isgoing to berepeatedtomorrow.A policy isactuallydiscussedA Candidateflips on theirpreviouslyheldpositions.A candidateblatantlydodges aquestionCandidatestalk overeach other.A candidatecomplimentsanothercandidate.A candidateclaims that onlytheir side caresabout abipartisan issueFear-mongeringAquestion/responseis below the belt.No trueScotsmanA candidateignores rulesof debateDebate ishosted by aMSM thatsupports onecandidate overanother/othersYou feelthere is abias in thequestionsbeing asked.A candidate hypesup how wonderfultheir plan iswithout actuallytalking about thedetails of theirplan.Thedebatestarts lateAdHominemA candidate claimsthe othercandidate is badw/o actuallyexplaining theirown merits.Acandidatetries to tella joke.TheaudienceisdisruptiveA candidaterelies onanecdotalevidenceA candidatesays somethingthat changesyour view ofthem for thebetter.You feeltempted tostopwatching outof frustration.Stats arepulledfrom thinair.Candidates agreeabout 99% of aplan and thenargue relentlesslyabout the 1% thedisagree on.You canpinpoint whatsoundbite isgoing to berepeatedtomorrow.A policy isactuallydiscussedA Candidateflips on theirpreviouslyheldpositions.A candidateblatantlydodges aquestionCandidatestalk overeach other.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 candidate claims that only their side cares about a bipartisan issue
  2. Fear-mongering
  3. A question/response is below the belt.
  4. No true Scotsman
  5. A candidate ignores rules of debate
  6. Debate is hosted by a MSM that supports one candidate over another/others
  7. You feel there is a bias in the questions being asked.
  8. A candidate hypes up how wonderful their plan is without actually talking about the details of their plan.
  9. The debate starts late
  10. Ad Hominem
  11. A candidate claims the other candidate is bad w/o actually explaining their own merits.
  12. A candidate tries to tell a joke.
  13. The audience is disruptive
  14. A candidate relies on anecdotal evidence
  15. A candidate says something that changes your view of them for the better.
  16. You feel tempted to stop watching out of frustration.
  17. Stats are pulled from thin air.
  18. Candidates agree about 99% of a plan and then argue relentlessly about the 1% the disagree on.
  19. You can pinpoint what soundbite is going to be repeated tomorrow.
  20. A policy is actually discussed
  21. A Candidate flips on their previously held positions.
  22. A candidate blatantly dodges a question
  23. Candidates talk over each other.
  24. A candidate compliments another candidate.