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

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