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

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