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

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