contains personalanecdotes/storiesuses acelebrity'sopiniondraws acontrastflattersthereadermentionstraditionorcustomsuseslanguage tomake thereader feelguiltyappealsto grouployaltyusesreasonor logicusesimageryappeals toa sense ofjustice orfairnessappeals towholesome,decentfamily valuesbiased; doesnot giveequal "time"to theoppositionshows howan opposingbelief isincorrectusesconnotativeor emotionallanguageplays onthereader'sfearsusesshocktacticsusesfigures ofspeechmentionsanopposingbeliefmentions lawsand theconsequencesfor breakingthemusesstatisticscontainsrepetitioncontainsalliterationattackstheoppositioncontainshyperbole(exaggeration)plays onthereader’ssympathyquotesanexpertemphasizescostsuseshumoruses forcefulphrasesand/or wordchoicestates anopinion asif it werefactmakesgeneralizationsasksrhetoricalquestionscontains personalanecdotes/storiesuses acelebrity'sopiniondraws acontrastflattersthereadermentionstraditionorcustomsuseslanguage tomake thereader feelguiltyappealsto grouployaltyusesreasonor logicusesimageryappeals toa sense ofjustice orfairnessappeals towholesome,decentfamily valuesbiased; doesnot giveequal "time"to theoppositionshows howan opposingbelief isincorrectusesconnotativeor emotionallanguageplays onthereader'sfearsusesshocktacticsusesfigures ofspeechmentionsanopposingbeliefmentions lawsand theconsequencesfor breakingthemusesstatisticscontainsrepetitioncontainsalliterationattackstheoppositioncontainshyperbole(exaggeration)plays onthereader’ssympathyquotesanexpertemphasizescostsuseshumoruses forcefulphrasesand/or wordchoicestates anopinion asif it werefactmakesgeneralizationsasksrhetoricalquestions

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