useshumorquotesanexpertmentionsanopposingbeliefusesimageryusesstatisticsasksrhetoricalquestionsbiased; doesnot giveequal "time"to theoppositiondraws acontrastusesreasonor logicmentionstraditionorcustomsuses acelebrity'sopinionappealsto grouployaltyusesconnotativeor emotionallanguagemakesgeneralizationsemphasizescostsstates anopinion asif it werefactcontainsalliterationplays onthereader’ssympathycontainshyperbole(exaggeration)shows howan opposingbelief isincorrectuses forcefulphrasesand/or wordchoiceappeals towholesome,decentfamily valuesuseslanguage tomake thereader feelguiltyplays onthereader'sfearscontainsrepetitionmentions lawsand theconsequencesfor breakingthemcontains personalanecdotes/storiesusesfigures ofspeechappeals toa sense ofjustice orfairnessattackstheoppositionflattersthereaderusesshocktacticsuseshumorquotesanexpertmentionsanopposingbeliefusesimageryusesstatisticsasksrhetoricalquestionsbiased; doesnot giveequal "time"to theoppositiondraws acontrastusesreasonor logicmentionstraditionorcustomsuses acelebrity'sopinionappealsto grouployaltyusesconnotativeor emotionallanguagemakesgeneralizationsemphasizescostsstates anopinion asif it werefactcontainsalliterationplays onthereader’ssympathycontainshyperbole(exaggeration)shows howan opposingbelief isincorrectuses forcefulphrasesand/or wordchoiceappeals towholesome,decentfamily valuesuseslanguage tomake thereader feelguiltyplays onthereader'sfearscontainsrepetitionmentions lawsand theconsequencesfor breakingthemcontains personalanecdotes/storiesusesfigures ofspeechappeals toa sense ofjustice orfairnessattackstheoppositionflattersthereaderusesshocktactics

Persuasive Techniques 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. uses humor
  2. quotes an expert
  3. mentions an opposing belief
  4. uses imagery
  5. uses statistics
  6. asks rhetorical questions
  7. biased; does not give equal "time" to the opposition
  8. draws a contrast
  9. uses reason or logic
  10. mentions tradition or customs
  11. uses a celebrity's opinion
  12. appeals to group loyalty
  13. uses connotative or emotional language
  14. makes generalizations
  15. emphasizes costs
  16. states an opinion as if it were fact
  17. contains alliteration
  18. plays on the reader’s sympathy
  19. contains hyperbole (exaggeration)
  20. shows how an opposing belief is incorrect
  21. uses forceful phrases and/or word choice
  22. appeals to wholesome, decent family values
  23. uses language to make the reader feel guilty
  24. plays on the reader's fears
  25. contains repetition
  26. mentions laws and the consequences for breaking them
  27. contains personal anecdotes/stories
  28. uses figures of speech
  29. appeals to a sense of justice or fairness
  30. attacks the opposition
  31. flatters the reader
  32. uses shock tactics