Candidatestalk overeach other.You feeltempted tostopwatching outof frustration.You feelthere is abias in thequestionsbeing asked.A policy isactuallydiscussedThedebatestarts lateAdHominemA candidate hypesup how wonderfultheir plan iswithout actuallytalking about thedetails of theirplan.Acandidatetries to tella joke.Debate ishosted by aMSM thatsupports onecandidate overanother/othersA candidateignores rulesof debateA Candidateflips on theirpreviouslyheldpositions.A candidaterelies onanecdotalevidenceA candidate claimsthe othercandidate is badw/o actuallyexplaining theirown merits.No trueScotsmanYou canpinpoint whatsoundbite isgoing to berepeatedtomorrow.A candidateclaims that onlytheir side caresabout abipartisan issueA candidatecomplimentsanothercandidate.A candidatesays somethingthat changesyour view ofthem for thebetter.A candidateblatantlydodges aquestionAquestion/responseis below the belt.TheaudienceisdisruptiveFear-mongeringStats arepulledfrom thinair.Candidates agreeabout 99% of aplan and thenargue relentlesslyabout the 1% thedisagree on.Candidatestalk overeach other.You feeltempted tostopwatching outof frustration.You feelthere is abias in thequestionsbeing asked.A policy isactuallydiscussedThedebatestarts lateAdHominemA candidate hypesup how wonderfultheir plan iswithout actuallytalking about thedetails of theirplan.Acandidatetries to tella joke.Debate ishosted by aMSM thatsupports onecandidate overanother/othersA candidateignores rulesof debateA Candidateflips on theirpreviouslyheldpositions.A candidaterelies onanecdotalevidenceA candidate claimsthe othercandidate is badw/o actuallyexplaining theirown merits.No trueScotsmanYou canpinpoint whatsoundbite isgoing to berepeatedtomorrow.A candidateclaims that onlytheir side caresabout abipartisan issueA candidatecomplimentsanothercandidate.A candidatesays somethingthat changesyour view ofthem for thebetter.A candidateblatantlydodges aquestionAquestion/responseis below the belt.TheaudienceisdisruptiveFear-mongeringStats arepulledfrom thinair.Candidates agreeabout 99% of aplan and thenargue relentlesslyabout the 1% thedisagree on.

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