This ideaisimportantbecause ...Thequestion/problemwe can turn tonext is….I think...I am thinking of thequestion/issue/eventfrom the point of viewof….I agreewith Xbecause...We all seemto agree…;we are stillwondering…An examplethat helpsto prove ...is ...What Ithink thismeans is...Although Idisagree withmuch that Xsays, I fullysupport their finalconclusion ...I agree ...but Idisagree...To buildon X’sidea ...Anexample toshow whatI mean is ...Thisexplanationaccountsfor….but doesnot explain….I challengethe idea ...because ...Although I agree with Xup to a point, I havetrouble accepting theirmainassumption/conclusion... because …A limit orweaknessin my ideais ...At first Ithought ...; now Ithink ...Analternativeexplanationis ...One of theimplicationsof X / X’sidea is ...Theassumptionwe aremaking whenwe say ... is ...What x issayinghere is …X’sargument ...is alsosupported by...X’sstatementassumes...X’s idea is veryuseful becauseit helps us tounderstand thedifficult problemof ...If I’ve heardyou correctly,youthink/claim/feelthat….The bigideas we areallconcernedabout are ...My feelings aremixed. On the onehand, I support theidea ... ; on theother hand, I’m notsure if...What isthe effectof ... on...?Though X and Yseem to be atodds about ...,they may actuallynot be that farapart. Here's why:While somebelieve ...,others believe... (still othersbelieve ... )Myview is...The finding... should beof interest to... because...Aquestion/concernI have from thisviewpoint is….By focusingon …, Xoverlooksthe deeperproblem ...X is mistakenbecause theyoverlook ...As a result ...Now thatwe’veagreed…., let’sconsider thisquestion:….Anotherpoint of viewthat supportsthis idea is ...If X isright ...then weneed to ...We cansummarizethe ideas sofar by saying...Althoughsome mightobject ..., Iwould reply...Thisissue/ideais importantbecause ...I reallylike X’spoint ... ;I’d add ...This ideaisimportantbecause ...Thequestion/problemwe can turn tonext is….I think...I am thinking of thequestion/issue/eventfrom the point of viewof….I agreewith Xbecause...We all seemto agree…;we are stillwondering…An examplethat helpsto prove ...is ...What Ithink thismeans is...Although Idisagree withmuch that Xsays, I fullysupport their finalconclusion ...I agree ...but Idisagree...To buildon X’sidea ...Anexample toshow whatI mean is ...Thisexplanationaccountsfor….but doesnot explain….I challengethe idea ...because ...Although I agree with Xup to a point, I havetrouble accepting theirmainassumption/conclusion... because …A limit orweaknessin my ideais ...At first Ithought ...; now Ithink ...Analternativeexplanationis ...One of theimplicationsof X / X’sidea is ...Theassumptionwe aremaking whenwe say ... is ...What x issayinghere is …X’sargument ...is alsosupported by...X’sstatementassumes...X’s idea is veryuseful becauseit helps us tounderstand thedifficult problemof ...If I’ve heardyou correctly,youthink/claim/feelthat….The bigideas we areallconcernedabout are ...My feelings aremixed. On the onehand, I support theidea ... ; on theother hand, I’m notsure if...What isthe effectof ... on...?Though X and Yseem to be atodds about ...,they may actuallynot be that farapart. Here's why:While somebelieve ...,others believe... (still othersbelieve ... )Myview is...The finding... should beof interest to... because...Aquestion/concernI have from thisviewpoint is….By focusingon …, Xoverlooksthe deeperproblem ...X is mistakenbecause theyoverlook ...As a result ...Now thatwe’veagreed…., let’sconsider thisquestion:….Anotherpoint of viewthat supportsthis idea is ...If X isright ...then weneed to ...We cansummarizethe ideas sofar by saying...Althoughsome mightobject ..., Iwould reply...Thisissue/ideais importantbecause ...I reallylike X’spoint ... ;I’d add ...

Discursive Fancy-Talkin' 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. This idea is important because ...
  2. The question/problem we can turn to next is….
  3. I think ...
  4. I am thinking of the question/issue/event from the point of view of….
  5. I agree with X because ...
  6. We all seem to agree…; we are still wondering…
  7. An example that helps to prove ... is ...
  8. What I think this means is ...
  9. Although I disagree with much that X says, I fully support their final conclusion ...
  10. I agree ... but I disagree ...
  11. To build on X’s idea ...
  12. An example to show what I mean is ...
  13. This explanation accounts for….but does not explain….
  14. I challenge the idea ... because ...
  15. Although I agree with X up to a point, I have trouble accepting their main assumption/conclusion ... because …
  16. A limit or weakness in my idea is ...
  17. At first I thought ... ; now I think ...
  18. An alternative explanation is ...
  19. One of the implications of X / X’s idea is ...
  20. The assumption we are making when we say ... is ...
  21. What x is saying here is …
  22. X’s argument ... is also supported by ...
  23. X’s statement assumes ...
  24. X’s idea is very useful because it helps us to understand the difficult problem of ...
  25. If I’ve heard you correctly, you think/claim/feel that….
  26. The big ideas we are all concerned about are ...
  27. My feelings are mixed. On the one hand, I support the idea ... ; on the other hand, I’m not sure if...
  28. What is the effect of ... on ...?
  29. Though X and Y seem to be at odds about ..., they may actually not be that far apart. Here's why:
  30. While some believe ..., others believe ... (still others believe ... )
  31. My view is ...
  32. The finding ... should be of interest to ... because ...
  33. A question/concern I have from this viewpoint is….
  34. By focusing on …, X overlooks the deeper problem ...
  35. X is mistaken because they overlook ... As a result ...
  36. Now that we’ve agreed…., let’s consider this question:….
  37. Another point of view that supports this idea is ...
  38. If X is right ... then we need to ...
  39. We can summarize the ideas so far by saying ...
  40. Although some might object ..., I would reply ...
  41. This issue/idea is important because ...
  42. I really like X’s point ... ; I’d add ...