contains personalanecdotes/storiesusesshocktacticsmakesgeneralizationscontainsalliterationuses acelebrity'sopinionusesconnotativeor emotionallanguagementions lawsand theconsequencesfor breakingthemasksrhetoricalquestionsmentionstraditionorcustomscontainsrepetitionquotesanexpertappealsto grouployaltyusesstatisticsusesimageryuseshumorusesreasonor logicattackstheoppositionbiased; doesnot giveequal "time"to theoppositionappeals towholesome,decentfamily valuesstates anopinion asif it werefactappeals toa sense ofjustice orfairnessemphasizescostsshows howan opposingbelief isincorrectuses forcefulphrasesand/or wordchoicecontainshyperbole(exaggeration)draws acontrastflattersthereaderusesfigures ofspeechplays onthereader’ssympathyuseslanguage tomake thereader feelguiltymentionsanopposingbeliefplays onthereader'sfearscontains personalanecdotes/storiesusesshocktacticsmakesgeneralizationscontainsalliterationuses acelebrity'sopinionusesconnotativeor emotionallanguagementions lawsand theconsequencesfor breakingthemasksrhetoricalquestionsmentionstraditionorcustomscontainsrepetitionquotesanexpertappealsto grouployaltyusesstatisticsusesimageryuseshumorusesreasonor logicattackstheoppositionbiased; doesnot giveequal "time"to theoppositionappeals towholesome,decentfamily valuesstates anopinion asif it werefactappeals toa sense ofjustice orfairnessemphasizescostsshows howan opposingbelief isincorrectuses forcefulphrasesand/or wordchoicecontainshyperbole(exaggeration)draws acontrastflattersthereaderusesfigures ofspeechplays onthereader’ssympathyuseslanguage tomake thereader feelguiltymentionsanopposingbeliefplays onthereader'sfears

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