Useshumor tomockopponentDehumanizinglanguageUses humorfor self-deprecationDodgesthequestionInvokesangerfromaudienceMentionstheborderVilifiestheopponentNameCallingShiftsblameaway fromthemselvesBuzzWordsGishGallopUsesopponent'swordsagainst themUses theword"autonomy""I'm notsaying,I'm justsaying"I am theonly onewho cansolve thisAims for apreparedsoundbiteRedefinesterms tomakethemselveslook betterHumbleorigin storyorbackgroundAttempttointimidateAssociatesopponent withsomeone bad(guilt byassociation)Us vs.ThemSharesvalues - Ibelievewhat you doAvoidsresponsibilityfor bad stuffduring termCircularReasoning -I believebecause IbelieveAppealsto fearAd populum- the massesare right,expertswrongExtremeexamples tomake theirviews seemreasonableShows offexperienceAppealstopatriotismDoessomethingweirdAccusesother sideofcheatingTells story ofspecific personto humanize acomplicatedissueUses smallexamples tojustify extremechanges inpolicyIgnoresquestion,answerssomethingcompletelydifferentUses futuretense topointtowardsfutureEither/Or(with us oragainstus)Useshumor tomockopponentDehumanizinglanguageUses humorfor self-deprecationDodgesthequestionInvokesangerfromaudienceMentionstheborderVilifiestheopponentNameCallingShiftsblameaway fromthemselvesBuzzWordsGishGallopUsesopponent'swordsagainst themUses theword"autonomy""I'm notsaying,I'm justsaying"I am theonly onewho cansolve thisAims for apreparedsoundbiteRedefinesterms tomakethemselveslook betterHumbleorigin storyorbackgroundAttempttointimidateAssociatesopponent withsomeone bad(guilt byassociation)Us vs.ThemSharesvalues - Ibelievewhat you doAvoidsresponsibilityfor bad stuffduring termCircularReasoning -I believebecause IbelieveAppealsto fearAd populum- the massesare right,expertswrongExtremeexamples tomake theirviews seemreasonableShows offexperienceAppealstopatriotismDoessomethingweirdAccusesother sideofcheatingTells story ofspecific personto humanize acomplicatedissueUses smallexamples tojustify extremechanges inpolicyIgnoresquestion,answerssomethingcompletelydifferentUses futuretense topointtowardsfutureEither/Or(with us oragainstus)

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