Appealsto fearTells story ofspecific personto humanize acomplicatedissueUs vs.ThemNameCallingGishGallopShiftsblameaway fromthemselvesAvoidsresponsibilityfor bad stuffduring termAttempttointimidate"I'm notsaying,I'm justsaying"Usesopponent'swordsagainst themUseshumor tomockopponentHumbleorigin storyorbackgroundCircularReasoning -I believebecause IbelieveAccusesother sideofcheatingExtremeexamples tomake theirviews seemreasonableInvokesangerfromaudienceVilifiestheopponentMentionstheborderRedefinesterms tomakethemselveslook betterAd populum- the massesare right,expertswrongDoessomethingweirdAims for apreparedsoundbiteEither/Or(with us oragainstus)Associatesopponent withsomeone bad(guilt byassociation)Uses humorfor self-deprecationI am theonly onewho cansolve thisAppealstopatriotismDodgesthequestionBuzzWordsUses smallexamples tojustify extremechanges inpolicyShows offexperienceDehumanizinglanguageUses futuretense topointtowardsfutureIgnoresquestion,answerssomethingcompletelydifferentUses theword"autonomy"Sharesvalues - Ibelievewhat you doAppealsto fearTells story ofspecific personto humanize acomplicatedissueUs vs.ThemNameCallingGishGallopShiftsblameaway fromthemselvesAvoidsresponsibilityfor bad stuffduring termAttempttointimidate"I'm notsaying,I'm justsaying"Usesopponent'swordsagainst themUseshumor tomockopponentHumbleorigin storyorbackgroundCircularReasoning -I believebecause IbelieveAccusesother sideofcheatingExtremeexamples tomake theirviews seemreasonableInvokesangerfromaudienceVilifiestheopponentMentionstheborderRedefinesterms tomakethemselveslook betterAd populum- the massesare right,expertswrongDoessomethingweirdAims for apreparedsoundbiteEither/Or(with us oragainstus)Associatesopponent withsomeone bad(guilt byassociation)Uses humorfor self-deprecationI am theonly onewho cansolve thisAppealstopatriotismDodgesthequestionBuzzWordsUses smallexamples tojustify extremechanges inpolicyShows offexperienceDehumanizinglanguageUses futuretense topointtowardsfutureIgnoresquestion,answerssomethingcompletelydifferentUses theword"autonomy"Sharesvalues - Ibelievewhat you do

Presidential Debate 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. Appeals to fear
  2. Tells story of specific person to humanize a complicated issue
  3. Us vs. Them
  4. Name Calling
  5. Gish Gallop
  6. Shifts blame away from themselves
  7. Avoids responsibility for bad stuff during term
  8. Attempt to intimidate
  9. "I'm not saying, I'm just saying"
  10. Uses opponent's words against them
  11. Uses humor to mock opponent
  12. Humble origin story or background
  13. Circular Reasoning - I believe because I believe
  14. Accuses other side of cheating
  15. Extreme examples to make their views seem reasonable
  16. Invokes anger from audience
  17. Vilifies the opponent
  18. Mentions the border
  19. Redefines terms to make themselves look better
  20. Ad populum - the masses are right, experts wrong
  21. Does something weird
  22. Aims for a prepared soundbite
  23. Either/Or (with us or against us)
  24. Associates opponent with someone bad (guilt by association)
  25. Uses humor for self-deprecation
  26. I am the only one who can solve this
  27. Appeals to patriotism
  28. Dodges the question
  29. Buzz Words
  30. Uses small examples to justify extreme changes in policy
  31. Shows off experience
  32. Dehumanizing language
  33. Uses future tense to point towards future
  34. Ignores question, answers something completely different
  35. Uses the word "autonomy"
  36. Shares values - I believe what you do