containsalliterationappealsto grouployaltymentionsanopposingbeliefuses acelebrity'sopinionusesstatisticsmentionstraditionorcustomsmakesgeneralizationsplays onthereader’ssympathyappeals toa sense ofjustice orfairnessusesimagerycontains personalanecdotes/storiesattackstheoppositionemphasizescostsuseslanguage tomake thereader feelguiltycontainsrepetitionasksrhetoricalquestionsappeals towholesome,decentfamily valuesdraws acontrastquotesanexpertusesfigures ofspeechusesshocktacticsusesconnotativeor emotionallanguagestates anopinion asif it werefactuseshumoruses forcefulphrasesand/or wordchoiceshows howan opposingbelief isincorrectflattersthereaderusesreasonor logicplays onthereader'sfearsmentions lawsand theconsequencesfor breakingthemcontainshyperbole(exaggeration)biased; doesnot giveequal "time"to theoppositioncontainsalliterationappealsto grouployaltymentionsanopposingbeliefuses acelebrity'sopinionusesstatisticsmentionstraditionorcustomsmakesgeneralizationsplays onthereader’ssympathyappeals toa sense ofjustice orfairnessusesimagerycontains personalanecdotes/storiesattackstheoppositionemphasizescostsuseslanguage tomake thereader feelguiltycontainsrepetitionasksrhetoricalquestionsappeals towholesome,decentfamily valuesdraws acontrastquotesanexpertusesfigures ofspeechusesshocktacticsusesconnotativeor emotionallanguagestates anopinion asif it werefactuseshumoruses forcefulphrasesand/or wordchoiceshows howan opposingbelief isincorrectflattersthereaderusesreasonor logicplays onthereader'sfearsmentions lawsand theconsequencesfor breakingthemcontainshyperbole(exaggeration)biased; doesnot giveequal "time"to theopposition

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