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

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