A candidate hypesup how wonderfultheir plan iswithout actuallytalking about thedetails of theirplan.TheaudienceisdisruptiveA candidateclaims that onlytheir side caresabout abipartisan issueAcandidatetries to tella joke.Aquestion/responseis below the belt.A candidate claimsthe othercandidate is badw/o actuallyexplaining theirown merits.Candidates agreeabout 99% of aplan and thenargue relentlesslyabout the 1% thedisagree on.A candidateignores rulesof debateFear-mongeringThedebatestarts lateNo trueScotsmanA candidatesays somethingthat changesyour view ofthem for thebetter.A candidatecomplimentsanothercandidate.A Candidateflips on theirpreviouslyheldpositions.AdHominemCandidatestalk overeach other.You feelthere is abias in thequestionsbeing asked.A policy isactuallydiscussedStats arepulledfrom thinair.A candidateblatantlydodges aquestionYou canpinpoint whatsoundbite isgoing to berepeatedtomorrow.Debate ishosted by aMSM thatsupports onecandidate overanother/othersYou feeltempted tostopwatching outof frustration.A candidaterelies onanecdotalevidenceA candidate hypesup how wonderfultheir plan iswithout actuallytalking about thedetails of theirplan.TheaudienceisdisruptiveA candidateclaims that onlytheir side caresabout abipartisan issueAcandidatetries to tella joke.Aquestion/responseis below the belt.A candidate claimsthe othercandidate is badw/o actuallyexplaining theirown merits.Candidates agreeabout 99% of aplan and thenargue relentlesslyabout the 1% thedisagree on.A candidateignores rulesof debateFear-mongeringThedebatestarts lateNo trueScotsmanA candidatesays somethingthat changesyour view ofthem for thebetter.A candidatecomplimentsanothercandidate.A Candidateflips on theirpreviouslyheldpositions.AdHominemCandidatestalk overeach other.You feelthere is abias in thequestionsbeing asked.A policy isactuallydiscussedStats arepulledfrom thinair.A candidateblatantlydodges aquestionYou canpinpoint whatsoundbite isgoing to berepeatedtomorrow.Debate ishosted by aMSM thatsupports onecandidate overanother/othersYou feeltempted tostopwatching outof frustration.A candidaterelies onanecdotalevidence

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