Son: “Wow, Dad, it’sreally hard to make aliving on my salary.”Father: “Consideryourself lucky, son.Why, when I wasyour age, I onlymade $40 a week.”“In order to reallylook atthe problem of globalwarming, we mustfirstconsider how thehomeless sufferwhen it is cold.”“You have no ideawhatyou are talkingabout;you have only livedhere for 6 months!”Someone visits acity on arainy day, andconcludesthat the weather inthatcity is always bad.“Half ofAmericansbelieve inghosts,so they must bereal.”“I felt nauseated bothtimes I ate pizza fromGeorgio’s, so I mustbeallergic to somethingin pizza.”This type of fallacy isalsoknown as a characterassassination, andincludespersonal attacks andname calling.“The moon iscoveredwith dust becausethepresident of ourneighborhoodassociationsaid so.”Interviewer- “Have youbeen overchargingcustomerswithout them knowing?”Business Owner: “We takeour business seriously, andwe do everything we canto build a quality product.”Mother to Son: “It istimeto do yourhomework.”Son to Mother: “Wehad pizza for lunchtoday.”A police officer pullsa car over for speeding.The driver says that heshouldn’t have to pay thefine since there are somany dangerous criminalsout there, and that thepoliceofficer should be chasingthem instead.After trying sushionceand disliking it, apersonclaims that allsushiis terrible.“Everyone isswitching to aniPhone, so youshould too!”“All sportscar driversare soaggressive!”“It must be agood bookbecause it ison thebest-seller list.”“The election wasriggedbecause a lot ofpeoplehave been talkingabout it.”“What wouldyou knowabout laborlaws?You don’t evenhave a job.”“We can’t worryaboutthe environmentbecausewe are in themiddleof a war.”“Everyone wasspeeding,so I shouldn’thavegotten a ticket.”“How could Ivotefor a personlooking likethis?”“Our CEO says that wedon’t need to worryaboutclimate change, so I nolonger need to find outways for our companyto be moresustainable.”“Nearly allscientistsbelieve inevolution;therefore, itmust be true.”“A commercial claimsthat a specific brand ofcereal is the best waytostart the day becauseMichael Jordan saysthatit is what he eats everyday for breakfast.”“Before you listen toher,I should remind youthatshe has beenchargedwith embezzlement.”“Peace is thebest strategybecauseEinstein saidso.”Son: “Wow, Dad, it’sreally hard to make aliving on my salary.”Father: “Consideryourself lucky, son.Why, when I wasyour age, I onlymade $40 a week.”“In order to reallylook atthe problem of globalwarming, we mustfirstconsider how thehomeless sufferwhen it is cold.”“You have no ideawhatyou are talkingabout;you have only livedhere for 6 months!”Someone visits acity on arainy day, andconcludesthat the weather inthatcity is always bad.“Half ofAmericansbelieve inghosts,so they must bereal.”“I felt nauseated bothtimes I ate pizza fromGeorgio’s, so I mustbeallergic to somethingin pizza.”This type of fallacy isalsoknown as a characterassassination, andincludespersonal attacks andname calling.“The moon iscoveredwith dust becausethepresident of ourneighborhoodassociationsaid so.”Interviewer- “Have youbeen overchargingcustomerswithout them knowing?”Business Owner: “We takeour business seriously, andwe do everything we canto build a quality product.”Mother to Son: “It istimeto do yourhomework.”Son to Mother: “Wehad pizza for lunchtoday.”A police officer pullsa car over for speeding.The driver says that heshouldn’t have to pay thefine since there are somany dangerous criminalsout there, and that thepoliceofficer should be chasingthem instead.After trying sushionceand disliking it, apersonclaims that allsushiis terrible.“Everyone isswitching to aniPhone, so youshould too!”“All sportscar driversare soaggressive!”“It must be agood bookbecause it ison thebest-seller list.”“The election wasriggedbecause a lot ofpeoplehave been talkingabout it.”“What wouldyou knowabout laborlaws?You don’t evenhave a job.”“We can’t worryaboutthe environmentbecausewe are in themiddleof a war.”“Everyone wasspeeding,so I shouldn’thavegotten a ticket.”“How could Ivotefor a personlooking likethis?”“Our CEO says that wedon’t need to worryaboutclimate change, so I nolonger need to find outways for our companyto be moresustainable.”“Nearly allscientistsbelieve inevolution;therefore, itmust be true.”“A commercial claimsthat a specific brand ofcereal is the best waytostart the day becauseMichael Jordan saysthatit is what he eats everyday for breakfast.”“Before you listen toher,I should remind youthatshe has beenchargedwith embezzlement.”“Peace is thebest strategybecauseEinstein saidso.”

BINGO 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. Son: “Wow, Dad, it’s really hard to make a living on my salary.” Father: “Consider yourself lucky, son. Why, when I was your age, I only made $40 a week.”
  2. “In order to really look at the problem of global warming, we must first consider how the homeless suffer when it is cold.”
  3. “You have no idea what you are talking about; you have only lived here for 6 months!”
  4. Someone visits a city on a rainy day, and concludes that the weather in that city is always bad.
  5. “Half of Americans believe in ghosts, so they must be real.”
  6. “I felt nauseated both times I ate pizza from Georgio’s, so I must be allergic to something in pizza.”
  7. This type of fallacy is also known as a character assassination, and includes personal attacks and name calling.
  8. “The moon is covered with dust because the president of our neighborhood association said so.”
  9. Interviewer- “Have you been overcharging customers without them knowing?” Business Owner: “We take our business seriously, and we do everything we can to build a quality product.”
  10. Mother to Son: “It is time to do your homework.” Son to Mother: “We had pizza for lunch today.”
  11. A police officer pulls a car over for speeding. The driver says that he shouldn’t have to pay the fine since there are so many dangerous criminals out there, and that the police officer should be chasing them instead.
  12. After trying sushi once and disliking it, a person claims that all sushi is terrible.
  13. “Everyone is switching to an iPhone, so you should too!”
  14. “All sports car drivers are so aggressive!”
  15. “It must be a good book because it is on the best-seller list.”
  16. “The election was rigged because a lot of people have been talking about it.”
  17. “What would you know about labor laws? You don’t even have a job.”
  18. “We can’t worry about the environment because we are in the middle of a war.”
  19. “Everyone was speeding, so I shouldn’t have gotten a ticket.”
  20. “How could I vote for a person looking like this?”
  21. “Our CEO says that we don’t need to worry about climate change, so I no longer need to find out ways for our company to be more sustainable.”
  22. “Nearly all scientists believe in evolution; therefore, it must be true.”
  23. “A commercial claims that a specific brand of cereal is the best way to start the day because Michael Jordan says that it is what he eats every day for breakfast.”
  24. “Before you listen to her, I should remind you that she has been charged with embezzlement.”
  25. “Peace is the best strategy because Einstein said so.”