Bandwagon(Appealing topopularity or the factthat many people dosomething as anattempted form ofvalidation)Personal Incredulity(Saying that becauseone finds somethingdifficult to understandthat it’s therefore nottrue.)Anecdotal (Usingpersonalexperience or anisolated exampleinstead of a validargument)Loaded Question(Asking a questionthat has anassumption built intoit so that it can’t beanswered withoutappearing guilty.)Appeal to Emotion(Manipulating anemotional responsein place of a valid orcompellingargument.)Middle Ground(Saying that acompromise, ormiddle point,between twoextremes is thetruth.)Appeal to Nature(Making theargument thatbecausesomething is‘natural’ it istherefore valid)Ambiguity (Usingdouble meanings orambiguities oflanguage to misleador misrepresent thetruth.)Slippery Slope(Asserting that if weallow A to happen,then Z willconsequently happentoo, therefore Ashould not happen.)The TexasSharpshooter(Cherry-pickingdata clusters tosuit anargument)False Cause(Presuming that areal or perceivedrelationship betweenthings means thatone is the cause ofthe other.)No True Scotsman(Making what couldbe called an appealto purity as a way todismiss relevantcriticisms or flaws ofan argument)Special Pleading(Moving thegoalposts tocreate exceptionswhen a claim isshown to be false.)Black or White(Where twoalternative states arepresented as the onlypossibilities, when infact more possibilitiesexist.)Strawman(Misrepresentingsomeone’sargument tomake it easier toattack.)Tu Quoque(Avoiding havingto engage withcriticism by turningit back on theaccuser)Genetic (Judgingsomething good orbad on the basisof where it comesfrom)Burden of Proof(Saying that theburden of proof liesnot with the personmaking the claim, butwith someone else todisprove.)Ad Hominem(Attacking youropponent’s characteror personal traits inan attempt toundermine theirargument.)Composition/Division(Assuming thatwhat’s true about onepart of something hasto be applied to all, orother, parts of it.)Circular Logic (Acircular argumentin which theconclusion isincluded in thepremise.)The Fallacy Fallacy(Presuming thatbecause a claim hasbeen poorly argued,or a fallacy has beenmade, that it isnecessarily wrong)Appeal to Authority(Using the opinion orposition of anauthority figure, orinstitution ofauthority, in place ofan actual argument.)The Gambler’sFallacy (Believingthat ‘runs’ occur tostatisticallyindependentphenomena)Bandwagon(Appealing topopularity or the factthat many people dosomething as anattempted form ofvalidation)Personal Incredulity(Saying that becauseone finds somethingdifficult to understandthat it’s therefore nottrue.)Anecdotal (Usingpersonalexperience or anisolated exampleinstead of a validargument)Loaded Question(Asking a questionthat has anassumption built intoit so that it can’t beanswered withoutappearing guilty.)Appeal to Emotion(Manipulating anemotional responsein place of a valid orcompellingargument.)Middle Ground(Saying that acompromise, ormiddle point,between twoextremes is thetruth.)Appeal to Nature(Making theargument thatbecausesomething is‘natural’ it istherefore valid)Ambiguity (Usingdouble meanings orambiguities oflanguage to misleador misrepresent thetruth.)Slippery Slope(Asserting that if weallow A to happen,then Z willconsequently happentoo, therefore Ashould not happen.)The TexasSharpshooter(Cherry-pickingdata clusters tosuit anargument)False Cause(Presuming that areal or perceivedrelationship betweenthings means thatone is the cause ofthe other.)No True Scotsman(Making what couldbe called an appealto purity as a way todismiss relevantcriticisms or flaws ofan argument)Special Pleading(Moving thegoalposts tocreate exceptionswhen a claim isshown to be false.)Black or White(Where twoalternative states arepresented as the onlypossibilities, when infact more possibilitiesexist.)Strawman(Misrepresentingsomeone’sargument tomake it easier toattack.)Tu Quoque(Avoiding havingto engage withcriticism by turningit back on theaccuser)Genetic (Judgingsomething good orbad on the basisof where it comesfrom)Burden of Proof(Saying that theburden of proof liesnot with the personmaking the claim, butwith someone else todisprove.)Ad Hominem(Attacking youropponent’s characteror personal traits inan attempt toundermine theirargument.)Composition/Division(Assuming thatwhat’s true about onepart of something hasto be applied to all, orother, parts of it.)Circular Logic (Acircular argumentin which theconclusion isincluded in thepremise.)The Fallacy Fallacy(Presuming thatbecause a claim hasbeen poorly argued,or a fallacy has beenmade, that it isnecessarily wrong)Appeal to Authority(Using the opinion orposition of anauthority figure, orinstitution ofauthority, in place ofan actual argument.)The Gambler’sFallacy (Believingthat ‘runs’ occur tostatisticallyindependentphenomena)

Logical Fallacies - 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. Bandwagon (Appealing to popularity or the fact that many people do something as an attempted form of validation)
  2. Personal Incredulity (Saying that because one finds something difficult to understand that it’s therefore not true.)
  3. Anecdotal (Using personal experience or an isolated example instead of a valid argument)
  4. Loaded Question (Asking a question that has an assumption built into it so that it can’t be answered without appearing guilty.)
  5. Appeal to Emotion (Manipulating an emotional response in place of a valid or compelling argument.)
  6. Middle Ground (Saying that a compromise, or middle point, between two extremes is the truth.)
  7. Appeal to Nature (Making the argument that because something is ‘natural’ it is therefore valid)
  8. Ambiguity (Using double meanings or ambiguities of language to mislead or misrepresent the truth.)
  9. Slippery Slope (Asserting that if we allow A to happen, then Z will consequently happen too, therefore A should not happen.)
  10. The Texas Sharpshooter (Cherry-picking data clusters to suit an argument)
  11. False Cause (Presuming that a real or perceived relationship between things means that one is the cause of the other.)
  12. No True Scotsman (Making what could be called an appeal to purity as a way to dismiss relevant criticisms or flaws of an argument)
  13. Special Pleading (Moving the goalposts to create exceptions when a claim is shown to be false.)
  14. Black or White (Where two alternative states are presented as the only possibilities, when in fact more possibilities exist.)
  15. Strawman (Misrepresenting someone’s argument to make it easier to attack.)
  16. Tu Quoque (Avoiding having to engage with criticism by turning it back on the accuser)
  17. Genetic (Judging something good or bad on the basis of where it comes from)
  18. Burden of Proof (Saying that the burden of proof lies not with the person making the claim, but with someone else to disprove.)
  19. Ad Hominem (Attacking your opponent’s character or personal traits in an attempt to undermine their argument.)
  20. Composition/Division (Assuming that what’s true about one part of something has to be applied to all, or other, parts of it.)
  21. Circular Logic (A circular argument in which the conclusion is included in the premise.)
  22. The Fallacy Fallacy (Presuming that because a claim has been poorly argued, or a fallacy has been made, that it is necessarily wrong)
  23. Appeal to Authority (Using the opinion or position of an authority figure, or institution of authority, in place of an actual argument.)
  24. The Gambler’s Fallacy (Believing that ‘runs’ occur to statistically independent phenomena)