figuresofspeechhumouranecdotesrhetoricalquestionsshortsentences/paragraphsplay onthereader’sguiltstatisticsFree!exaggeration(hyperbole)makepositivepointspersonalclustersof threeshocktacticsquote areliablesourcecontrastsemotivewordsrepetitionof words/phrasesplay onthereader’ssympathychattystyleforcefulphrasesimagerycatchyphrasesor slogansmakenegativepointsimpersonalpersonalpronounsemotivepicturescriticisetheoppositeopinionfiguresofspeechhumouranecdotesrhetoricalquestionsshortsentences/paragraphsplay onthereader’sguiltstatisticsFree!exaggeration(hyperbole)makepositivepointspersonalclustersof threeshocktacticsquote areliablesourcecontrastsemotivewordsrepetitionof words/phrasesplay onthereader’ssympathychattystyleforcefulphrasesimagerycatchyphrasesor slogansmakenegativepointsimpersonalpersonalpronounsemotivepicturescriticisetheoppositeopinion

Persuasive Techniques - 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.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
  1. figures of speech
  2. humour
  3. anecdotes
  4. rhetorical questions
  5. short sentences/ paragraphs
  6. play on the reader’s guilt
  7. statistics
  8. Free!
  9. exaggeration (hyperbole)
  10. make positive points personal
  11. clusters of three
  12. shock tactics
  13. quote a reliable source
  14. contrasts
  15. emotive words
  16. repetition of words/ phrases
  17. play on the reader’s sympathy
  18. chatty style
  19. forceful phrases
  20. imagery
  21. catchy phrases or slogans
  22. make negative points impersonal
  23. personal pronouns
  24. emotive pictures
  25. criticise the opposite opinion