usesconnotativeor emotionallanguageappeals towholesome,decentfamily valuescontainsrepetitionstates anopinion asif it werefactattackstheoppositionemphasizescostsusesstatisticsusesshocktacticscontainshyperbole(exaggeration)shows howan opposingbelief isincorrectquotesanexpertuseshumorappealsto grouployaltyusesimageryplays onthereader'sfearsusesfigures ofspeechuseslanguage tomake thereader feelguiltyuses acelebrity'sopinionusesreasonor logiccontains personalanecdotes/storiesasksrhetoricalquestionsflattersthereadermentions lawsand theconsequencesfor breakingthembiased; doesnot giveequal "time"to theoppositionmentionstraditionorcustomscontainsalliterationdraws acontrastappeals toa sense ofjustice orfairnessuses forcefulphrasesand/or wordchoiceplays onthereader’ssympathymakesgeneralizationsmentionsanopposingbeliefusesconnotativeor emotionallanguageappeals towholesome,decentfamily valuescontainsrepetitionstates anopinion asif it werefactattackstheoppositionemphasizescostsusesstatisticsusesshocktacticscontainshyperbole(exaggeration)shows howan opposingbelief isincorrectquotesanexpertuseshumorappealsto grouployaltyusesimageryplays onthereader'sfearsusesfigures ofspeechuseslanguage tomake thereader feelguiltyuses acelebrity'sopinionusesreasonor logiccontains personalanecdotes/storiesasksrhetoricalquestionsflattersthereadermentions lawsand theconsequencesfor breakingthembiased; doesnot giveequal "time"to theoppositionmentionstraditionorcustomscontainsalliterationdraws acontrastappeals toa sense ofjustice orfairnessuses forcefulphrasesand/or wordchoiceplays onthereader’ssympathymakesgeneralizationsmentionsanopposingbelief

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