contains personalanecdotes/storiesusesconnotativeor emotionallanguageasksrhetoricalquestionscontainshyperbole(exaggeration)biased; doesnot giveequal "time"to theoppositionappeals toa sense ofjustice orfairnessmentionstraditionorcustomsusesshocktacticsmentions lawsand theconsequencesfor breakingthememphasizescostsdraws acontrastusesimageryshows howan opposingbelief isincorrectcontainsrepetitionuses acelebrity'sopinionusesreasonor logicuseshumorcontainsalliterationstates anopinion asif it werefactusesfigures ofspeechattackstheoppositionappeals towholesome,decentfamily valuesmakesgeneralizationsflattersthereaderuses forcefulphrasesand/or wordchoiceappealsto grouployaltymentionsanopposingbeliefuseslanguage tomake thereader feelguiltyplays onthereader'sfearsplays onthereader’ssympathyquotesanexpertusesstatisticscontains personalanecdotes/storiesusesconnotativeor emotionallanguageasksrhetoricalquestionscontainshyperbole(exaggeration)biased; doesnot giveequal "time"to theoppositionappeals toa sense ofjustice orfairnessmentionstraditionorcustomsusesshocktacticsmentions lawsand theconsequencesfor breakingthememphasizescostsdraws acontrastusesimageryshows howan opposingbelief isincorrectcontainsrepetitionuses acelebrity'sopinionusesreasonor logicuseshumorcontainsalliterationstates anopinion asif it werefactusesfigures ofspeechattackstheoppositionappeals towholesome,decentfamily valuesmakesgeneralizationsflattersthereaderuses forcefulphrasesand/or wordchoiceappealsto grouployaltymentionsanopposingbeliefuseslanguage tomake thereader feelguiltyplays onthereader'sfearsplays onthereader’ssympathyquotesanexpertusesstatistics

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