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

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. Candidates talk over each other.
  3. The debate starts late
  4. A candidate claims that only their side cares about a bipartisan issue
  5. Debate is hosted by a MSM that supports one candidate over another/others
  6. Candidates agree about 99% of a plan and then argue relentlessly about the 1% the disagree on.
  7. Ad Hominem
  8. You feel tempted to stop watching out of frustration.
  9. A policy is actually discussed
  10. Fear-mongering
  11. A candidate says something that changes your view of them for the better.
  12. A candidate claims the other candidate is bad w/o actually explaining their own merits.
  13. You can pinpoint what soundbite is going to be repeated tomorrow.
  14. A Candidate flips on their previously held positions.
  15. You feel there is a bias in the questions being asked.
  16. Stats are pulled from thin air.
  17. A candidate compliments another candidate.
  18. The audience is disruptive
  19. A question/response is below the belt.
  20. No true Scotsman
  21. A candidate blatantly dodges a question
  22. A candidate relies on anecdotal evidence
  23. A candidate tries to tell a joke.
  24. A candidate ignores rules of debate