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

BINGO Logical Fallacies Printable - 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. “The election was rigged because a lot of people have been talking about it.”
  2. Someone visits a city on a rainy day, and concludes that the weather in that city is always bad.
  3. This type of fallacy is also known as a character assassination, and includes personal attacks and name calling.
  4. “Half of Americans believe in ghosts, so they must be real.”
  5. “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.”
  6. Mother to Son: “It is time to do your homework.” Son to Mother: “We had pizza for lunch today.”
  7. 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.”
  8. “It must be a good book because it is on the best-seller list.”
  9. “In order to really look at the problem of global warming, we must first consider how the homeless suffer when it is cold.”
  10. “Nearly all scientists believe in evolution; therefore, it must be true.”
  11. “Peace is the best strategy because Einstein said so.”
  12. “Before you listen to her, I should remind you that she has been charged with embezzlement.”
  13. “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.”
  14. “How could I vote for a person looking like this?”
  15. 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.
  16. “We can’t worry about the environment because we are in the middle of a war.”
  17. “Everyone was speeding, so I shouldn’t have gotten a ticket.”
  18. “I felt nauseated both times I ate pizza from Georgio’s, so I must be allergic to something in pizza.”
  19. “Everyone is switching to an iPhone, so you should too!”
  20. “What would you know about labor laws? You don’t even have a job.”
  21. After trying sushi once and disliking it, a person claims that all sushi is terrible.
  22. “The moon is covered with dust because the president of our neighborhood association said so.”
  23. “You have no idea what you are talking about; you have only lived here for 6 months!”
  24. 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.”
  25. “All sports car drivers are so aggressive!”