"My three decades ofexperience in publicservice, my tirelesscommitment to the peopleof this community, and mywillingness to reach acrossthe aisle and cooperatewith the opposition, makeme the ideal candidate foryour mayor."Free!Ethos"If my years as aMarine taught meanything, it's thatcaution is the bestpolicy in this sortof situation.""The algorithmshave been run in athousand differentways, and themath continues tocheck out.""If we don't movesoon, we're allgoing to die! Can'tyou see howdangerous it wouldbe to stay?"FactsBuildingCredibility"As a doctor, I amqualified to tell youthat this course oftreatment will likelygenerate the bestresults." Appealingto Emotion  "Based on the dozensof archaeologicalexpeditions I've madeall over the world, I amconfident that thosepotsherds areMesopotamian inorigin.""Don't be the lastperson on the blockto have their lawntreated - you don'twant to be thelaughing stock ofyour community!""You won't find anydeer along thisroad. In 25 yearsof driving thesame route, Ihaven't seen asingle one.""More than onehundred peer-reviewedstudies have beenconducted over thepast decade, and noneof them suggests thatthis is an effectivetreatment for hair loss."LogosPathos"History hasshown time andagain thatabsolute powercorruptsabsolutely.""The data is perfectlyclear: this investmenthas consistentlyturned a profit year-over-year, even inspite of marketdeclines in otherareas.""My three decades ofexperience in publicservice, my tirelesscommitment to the peopleof this community, and mywillingness to reach acrossthe aisle and cooperatewith the opposition, makeme the ideal candidate foryour mayor."Free!Ethos"If my years as aMarine taught meanything, it's thatcaution is the bestpolicy in this sortof situation.""The algorithmshave been run in athousand differentways, and themath continues tocheck out.""If we don't movesoon, we're allgoing to die! Can'tyou see howdangerous it wouldbe to stay?"FactsBuildingCredibility"As a doctor, I amqualified to tell youthat this course oftreatment will likelygenerate the bestresults." Appealingto Emotion  "Based on the dozensof archaeologicalexpeditions I've madeall over the world, I amconfident that thosepotsherds areMesopotamian inorigin.""Don't be the lastperson on the blockto have their lawntreated - you don'twant to be thelaughing stock ofyour community!""You won't find anydeer along thisroad. In 25 yearsof driving thesame route, Ihaven't seen asingle one.""More than onehundred peer-reviewedstudies have beenconducted over thepast decade, and noneof them suggests thatthis is an effectivetreatment for hair loss."LogosPathos"History hasshown time andagain thatabsolute powercorruptsabsolutely.""The data is perfectlyclear: this investmenthas consistentlyturned a profit year-over-year, even inspite of marketdeclines in otherareas."

Modes of Persuasion - 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. "My three decades of experience in public service, my tireless commitment to the people of this community, and my willingness to reach across the aisle and cooperate with the opposition, make me the ideal candidate for your mayor."
  2. Free!
  3. Ethos
  6. "If my years as a Marine taught me anything, it's that caution is the best policy in this sort of situation."
  8. "The algorithms have been run in a thousand different ways, and the math continues to check out."
  9. "If we don't move soon, we're all going to die! Can't you see how dangerous it would be to stay?"
  12. Facts
  13. Building Credibility
  14. "As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results."
  15. Appealing to Emotion
  16. "Based on the dozens of archaeological expeditions I've made all over the world, I am confident that those potsherds are Mesopotamian in origin."
  18. "Don't be the last person on the block to have their lawn treated - you don't want to be the laughing stock of your community!"
  19. "You won't find any deer along this road. In 25 years of driving the same route, I haven't seen a single one."
  20. "More than one hundred peer-reviewed studies have been conducted over the past decade, and none of them suggests that this is an effective treatment for hair loss."
  21. Logos
  22. Pathos
  23. "History has shown time and again that absolute power corrupts absolutely."
  24. "The data is perfectly clear: this investment has consistently turned a profit year-over-year, even in spite of market declines in other areas."