contains personalanecdotes/storiesusesimageryusesstatisticsusesfigures ofspeechplays onthereader’ssympathyusesshocktacticsmentions lawsand theconsequencesfor breakingthemmentionstraditionorcustomsusesreasonor logiccontainsalliterationuseshumorquotesanexpertemphasizescostsmentionsanopposingbeliefcontainshyperbole(exaggeration)draws acontrastasksrhetoricalquestionsuses forcefulphrasesand/or wordchoicemakesgeneralizationsuses acelebrity'sopinionbiased; doesnot giveequal "time"to theoppositionappeals towholesome,decentfamily valuesattackstheoppositionusesconnotativeor emotionallanguagecontainsrepetitionstates anopinion asif it werefactshows howan opposingbelief isincorrectappealsto grouployaltyplays onthereader'sfearsflattersthereaderuseslanguage tomake thereader feelguiltyappeals toa sense ofjustice orfairnesscontains personalanecdotes/storiesusesimageryusesstatisticsusesfigures ofspeechplays onthereader’ssympathyusesshocktacticsmentions lawsand theconsequencesfor breakingthemmentionstraditionorcustomsusesreasonor logiccontainsalliterationuseshumorquotesanexpertemphasizescostsmentionsanopposingbeliefcontainshyperbole(exaggeration)draws acontrastasksrhetoricalquestionsuses forcefulphrasesand/or wordchoicemakesgeneralizationsuses acelebrity'sopinionbiased; doesnot giveequal "time"to theoppositionappeals towholesome,decentfamily valuesattackstheoppositionusesconnotativeor emotionallanguagecontainsrepetitionstates anopinion asif it werefactshows howan opposingbelief isincorrectappealsto grouployaltyplays onthereader'sfearsflattersthereaderuseslanguage tomake thereader feelguiltyappeals toa sense ofjustice orfairness

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