A limit orweaknessin my ideais ...We cansummarizethe ideas sofar by saying...Theassumptionwe aremaking whenwe say ... is ...X’s idea is veryuseful becauseit helps us tounderstand thedifficult problemof ...Thisissue/ideais importantbecause ...Now thatwe’veagreed…., let’sconsider thisquestion:….At first Ithought ...; now Ithink ...By focusingon …, Xoverlooksthe deeperproblem ...This ideaisimportantbecause ...Although Idisagree withmuch that Xsays, I fullysupport their finalconclusion ...I challengethe idea ...because ...X’sstatementassumes...What x issayinghere is …Although I agree with Xup to a point, I havetrouble accepting theirmainassumption/conclusion... because …We all seemto agree…;we are stillwondering…Aquestion/concernI have from thisviewpoint is….X’sargument ...is alsosupported by...The finding... should beof interest to... because...Though X and Yseem to be atodds about ...,they may actuallynot be that farapart. Here's why:If X isright ...then weneed to ...What Ithink thismeans is...Myview is...My feelings aremixed. On the onehand, I support theidea ... ; on theother hand, I’m notsure if...I reallylike X’spoint ... ;I’d add ...X is mistakenbecause theyoverlook ...As a result ...Althoughsome mightobject ..., Iwould reply...If I’ve heardyou correctly,youthink/claim/feelthat….Thisexplanationaccountsfor….but doesnot explain….Analternativeexplanationis ...What isthe effectof ... on...?I think...Anotherpoint of viewthat supportsthis idea is ...Thequestion/problemwe can turn tonext is….The bigideas we areallconcernedabout are ...I agree ...but Idisagree...Anexample toshow whatI mean is ...To buildon X’sidea ...I am thinking of thequestion/issue/eventfrom the point of viewof….One of theimplicationsof X / X’sidea is ...While somebelieve ...,others believe... (still othersbelieve ... )I agreewith Xbecause...An examplethat helpsto prove ...is ...A limit orweaknessin my ideais ...We cansummarizethe ideas sofar by saying...Theassumptionwe aremaking whenwe say ... is ...X’s idea is veryuseful becauseit helps us tounderstand thedifficult problemof ...Thisissue/ideais importantbecause ...Now thatwe’veagreed…., let’sconsider thisquestion:….At first Ithought ...; now Ithink ...By focusingon …, Xoverlooksthe deeperproblem ...This ideaisimportantbecause ...Although Idisagree withmuch that Xsays, I fullysupport their finalconclusion ...I challengethe idea ...because ...X’sstatementassumes...What x issayinghere is …Although I agree with Xup to a point, I havetrouble accepting theirmainassumption/conclusion... because …We all seemto agree…;we are stillwondering…Aquestion/concernI have from thisviewpoint is….X’sargument ...is alsosupported by...The finding... should beof interest to... because...Though X and Yseem to be atodds about ...,they may actuallynot be that farapart. Here's why:If X isright ...then weneed to ...What Ithink thismeans is...Myview is...My feelings aremixed. On the onehand, I support theidea ... ; on theother hand, I’m notsure if...I reallylike X’spoint ... ;I’d add ...X is mistakenbecause theyoverlook ...As a result ...Althoughsome mightobject ..., Iwould reply...If I’ve heardyou correctly,youthink/claim/feelthat….Thisexplanationaccountsfor….but doesnot explain….Analternativeexplanationis ...What isthe effectof ... on...?I think...Anotherpoint of viewthat supportsthis idea is ...Thequestion/problemwe can turn tonext is….The bigideas we areallconcernedabout are ...I agree ...but Idisagree...Anexample toshow whatI mean is ...To buildon X’sidea ...I am thinking of thequestion/issue/eventfrom the point of viewof….One of theimplicationsof X / X’sidea is ...While somebelieve ...,others believe... (still othersbelieve ... )I agreewith Xbecause...An examplethat helpsto prove ...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. A limit or weakness in my idea is ...
  2. We can summarize the ideas so far by saying ...
  3. The assumption we are making when we say ... is ...
  4. X’s idea is very useful because it helps us to understand the difficult problem of ...
  5. This issue/idea is important because ...
  6. Now that we’ve agreed…., let’s consider this question:….
  7. At first I thought ... ; now I think ...
  8. By focusing on …, X overlooks the deeper problem ...
  9. This idea is important because ...
  10. Although I disagree with much that X says, I fully support their final conclusion ...
  11. I challenge the idea ... because ...
  12. X’s statement assumes ...
  13. What x is saying here is …
  14. Although I agree with X up to a point, I have trouble accepting their main assumption/conclusion ... because …
  15. We all seem to agree…; we are still wondering…
  16. A question/concern I have from this viewpoint is….
  17. X’s argument ... is also supported by ...
  18. The finding ... should be of interest to ... because ...
  19. Though X and Y seem to be at odds about ..., they may actually not be that far apart. Here's why:
  20. If X is right ... then we need to ...
  21. What I think this means is ...
  22. My view is ...
  23. My feelings are mixed. On the one hand, I support the idea ... ; on the other hand, I’m not sure if...
  24. I really like X’s point ... ; I’d add ...
  25. X is mistaken because they overlook ... As a result ...
  26. Although some might object ..., I would reply ...
  27. If I’ve heard you correctly, you think/claim/feel that….
  28. This explanation accounts for….but does not explain….
  29. An alternative explanation is ...
  30. What is the effect of ... on ...?
  31. I think ...
  32. Another point of view that supports this idea is ...
  33. The question/problem we can turn to next is….
  34. The big ideas we are all concerned about are ...
  35. I agree ... but I disagree ...
  36. An example to show what I mean is ...
  37. To build on X’s idea ...
  38. I am thinking of the question/issue/event from the point of view of….
  39. One of the implications of X / X’s idea is ...
  40. While some believe ..., others believe ... (still others believe ... )
  41. I agree with X because ...
  42. An example that helps to prove ... is ...