Ad hominem(attacking theopponentinstead of theirargument)"Healthcare""Cleanenergy"Mentionof HunterBiden"Middleclass""China""Votingrights"Candidatesusingrehearsedone-liners orcatchphrases"Electionfraud"Hastygeneralization(drawing aconclusion basedon insufficientevidence)"Taxreturns""Tradedeals"Technicaldifficulties"Obamacare""Racialjustice""Lawandorder"Interruptionsby onecandidate"SleepyJoe""Economy""COVID-19pandemic"Moderatorhaving tostep inCandidatesavoidingansweringthe questiondirectlyPersonalattacks orname-callingAppeal toemotion (usingemotions ratherthan facts topersuade)Post hoc ergopropter hoc(assuming thatbecause one eventfollowed another, itwas caused by thefirst)"BuildBackBetter""Inflation""Bipartisanship""LGBTQ+rights""Minimumwage""Guncontrol"AwkwardpausesModeratormuting acandidate'smicrophoneLoadedquestion(asking aquestion thatcontains apresupposition)Candidatesmaking jokesor sarcasticremarksRed herring(distractingfrom the mainissue with anirrelevant point)False dilemma(presentingonly twooptions whenmore exist)"Nationalsecurity""Foreignpolicy""Veterans"Crowdreactions(cheering,booing, etc.)"Afghanistan""Russia"MentionofUkraine"Affordablehousing"Begging thequestion(assuming thetruth of what oneis supposed toprove)Non sequitur (aconclusion thatdoesn't logicallyfollow from thepremises)"Mentalhealth""Immigrationreform"Strawman(misrepresentingthe opponent'sargument tomake it easier toattack)"Medicare""GreenNewDeal""Studentloans"Referenceto theborderwall"Infrastructure""Abortion""SocialSecurity""Cybersecurity"Candidatestalking overeach otherCandidatesgoing overtheirallotted time"ClimateChange""Unemploymentrate"Yellingorshouting"Education""Infrastructurebill"Appeal to tradition(arguing thatsomething shouldcontinue becauseit has traditionallybeen done thatway)Appeal toauthority (usingthe opinion ofan authorityfigure asevidence)"Policereform""SupremeCourt"Use ofprops(charts,photos, etc.)Circularreasoning (theargument'sconclusion isused as apremise)"Jobs""Women’srights"Candidatesrepeating thesame pointmultipletimes"FakeNews"Slippery slope(arguing thatone action willlead to a seriesof negativeevents)"MakeAmericaGreatAgain"Bandwagon(arguing thatsomething istrue becauseit is popular)"Gasprices""SecondAmendment"Ad hominem(attacking theopponentinstead of theirargument)"Healthcare""Cleanenergy"Mentionof HunterBiden"Middleclass""China""Votingrights"Candidatesusingrehearsedone-liners orcatchphrases"Electionfraud"Hastygeneralization(drawing aconclusion basedon insufficientevidence)"Taxreturns""Tradedeals"Technicaldifficulties"Obamacare""Racialjustice""Lawandorder"Interruptionsby onecandidate"SleepyJoe""Economy""COVID-19pandemic"Moderatorhaving tostep inCandidatesavoidingansweringthe questiondirectlyPersonalattacks orname-callingAppeal toemotion (usingemotions ratherthan facts topersuade)Post hoc ergopropter hoc(assuming thatbecause one eventfollowed another, itwas caused by thefirst)"BuildBackBetter""Inflation""Bipartisanship""LGBTQ+rights""Minimumwage""Guncontrol"AwkwardpausesModeratormuting acandidate'smicrophoneLoadedquestion(asking aquestion thatcontains apresupposition)Candidatesmaking jokesor sarcasticremarksRed herring(distractingfrom the mainissue with anirrelevant point)False dilemma(presentingonly twooptions whenmore exist)"Nationalsecurity""Foreignpolicy""Veterans"Crowdreactions(cheering,booing, etc.)"Afghanistan""Russia"MentionofUkraine"Affordablehousing"Begging thequestion(assuming thetruth of what oneis supposed toprove)Non sequitur (aconclusion thatdoesn't logicallyfollow from thepremises)"Mentalhealth""Immigrationreform"Strawman(misrepresentingthe opponent'sargument tomake it easier toattack)"Medicare""GreenNewDeal""Studentloans"Referenceto theborderwall"Infrastructure""Abortion""SocialSecurity""Cybersecurity"Candidatestalking overeach otherCandidatesgoing overtheirallotted time"ClimateChange""Unemploymentrate"Yellingorshouting"Education""Infrastructurebill"Appeal to tradition(arguing thatsomething shouldcontinue becauseit has traditionallybeen done thatway)Appeal toauthority (usingthe opinion ofan authorityfigure asevidence)"Policereform""SupremeCourt"Use ofprops(charts,photos, etc.)Circularreasoning (theargument'sconclusion isused as apremise)"Jobs""Women’srights"Candidatesrepeating thesame pointmultipletimes"FakeNews"Slippery slope(arguing thatone action willlead to a seriesof negativeevents)"MakeAmericaGreatAgain"Bandwagon(arguing thatsomething istrue becauseit is popular)"Gasprices""SecondAmendment"

Presidential Debate 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. Ad hominem (attacking the opponent instead of their argument)
  2. "Healthcare"
  3. "Clean energy"
  4. Mention of Hunter Biden
  5. "Middle class"
  6. "China"
  7. "Voting rights"
  8. Candidates using rehearsed one-liners or catchphrases
  9. "Election fraud"
  10. Hasty generalization (drawing a conclusion based on insufficient evidence)
  11. "Tax returns"
  12. "Trade deals"
  13. Technical difficulties
  14. "Obamacare"
  15. "Racial justice"
  16. "Law and order"
  17. Interruptions by one candidate
  18. "Sleepy Joe"
  19. "Economy"
  20. "COVID-19 pandemic"
  21. Moderator having to step in
  22. Candidates avoiding answering the question directly
  23. Personal attacks or name-calling
  24. Appeal to emotion (using emotions rather than facts to persuade)
  25. Post hoc ergo propter hoc (assuming that because one event followed another, it was caused by the first)
  26. "Build Back Better"
  27. "Inflation"
  28. "Bipartisanship"
  29. "LGBTQ+ rights"
  30. "Minimum wage"
  31. "Gun control"
  32. Awkward pauses
  33. Moderator muting a candidate's microphone
  34. Loaded question (asking a question that contains a presupposition)
  35. Candidates making jokes or sarcastic remarks
  36. Red herring (distracting from the main issue with an irrelevant point)
  37. False dilemma (presenting only two options when more exist)
  38. "National security"
  39. "Foreign policy"
  40. "Veterans"
  41. Crowd reactions (cheering, booing, etc.)
  42. "Afghanistan"
  43. "Russia"
  44. Mention of Ukraine
  45. "Affordable housing"
  46. Begging the question (assuming the truth of what one is supposed to prove)
  47. Non sequitur (a conclusion that doesn't logically follow from the premises)
  48. "Mental health"
  49. "Immigration reform"
  50. Strawman (misrepresenting the opponent's argument to make it easier to attack)
  51. "Medicare"
  52. "Green New Deal"
  53. "Student loans"
  54. Reference to the border wall
  55. "Infrastructure"
  56. "Abortion"
  57. "Social Security"
  58. "Cybersecurity"
  59. Candidates talking over each other
  60. Candidates going over their allotted time
  61. "Climate Change"
  62. "Unemployment rate"
  63. Yelling or shouting
  64. "Education"
  65. "Infrastructure bill"
  66. Appeal to tradition (arguing that something should continue because it has traditionally been done that way)
  67. Appeal to authority (using the opinion of an authority figure as evidence)
  68. "Police reform"
  69. "Supreme Court"
  70. Use of props (charts, photos, etc.)
  71. Circular reasoning (the argument's conclusion is used as a premise)
  72. "Jobs"
  73. "Women’s rights"
  74. Candidates repeating the same point multiple times
  75. "Fake News"
  76. Slippery slope (arguing that one action will lead to a series of negative events)
  77. "Make America Great Again"
  78. Bandwagon (arguing that something is true because it is popular)
  79. "Gas prices"
  80. "Second Amendment"