(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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To write around a subject; to write evasively
Circumlocation
A superabundance of conjunctions.
Polysyndeton
The argument(s) against the author's position.
Concession
Example: All of the planets in this solar system orbit a star, so all planets probably orbit starts.
Inductive Reasoning
Thorough; complete
Exhaustive
An omission of conjunctions between related clauses.
Asyndeton
Providing examples in service of a point.
Exemplification
A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art.
Allusion
Repetition of grammatical structures in reverse order in successive phrases or clauses.
Chiasmus
Practical
Pragmatic
The writer's personal views or feelings about the subject at hand.
Attitude
A piece of literature that can be read on two distinct levels: symbolically and literally.
Allegory
A commonly used phrase that signifies something very different than its literal meaning.
Idiom
An understatement.
Litotes
Any descriptive language used to evoke a vivid sense or image of something.
Imagery
Combining sources or ideas in a coherent way in the purpose of a larger point.
Synthesis
having shrill, irritating quality
Strident
That which has been accepted as fundamental - such as a book that has "always" been studied in High School English classes.
Cannon
Having more than one meaning; vague
ambiguous
The use of elements of rational thinking (deductive or inductive reasoning, facts/statistics, etc.) to appeal to the audience.
Logical Appeal
Specifically targeting the values of the audience for purposes of being persuasive.
Emotional Appeal
Lofty or pompous
Pretentious
Irrelevant; extra; unnecessary
Extraneous
A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principle.
Aphorism
Discussing similarities and differences between two things to some persuasive or illustrative purpose.
Compare and contrast
The mistaken substitution of one word for another word that sounds similar. Example: The doctor wrote a subscription.
Malapropism
the object of a pronoun
Antecedent
Using an appropriate adjective to qualify a subject.
Epithet
To draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
Elicit
To make easier or milder, relieve
Assuage
Placing two very different ideas, words, or phrases next to one another, creating an effect of surprise and wit.
Juxtaposition
Irregular; without direction
Erratic
The reason or moment for writing or speaking.
Occasion
Expects no answer; offers an opportunity for the audience to reflect
Rhetorical Question
A repetition of the same sound at the beginning of several words in a sequence.
Alliteration
An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence or incorrect inference.
Fallacy
A genre of humorous and mocking criticism to expose the ignorance and/or ills of society.
Satire
Repetition of the same vowel sound in words close to each other.
Assonance
The style of language used; words chosen specifically to be appropriate to the audience and situation.
Diction
Who the author is directing his/her message toward.
Audience
Substitution of an agreeable or at least non-offensive expression for one whose plainer meaning might be harsh or unpleasant.
Euphemism
Information presented meant to persuade the audience of the author's position.
Evidence
When the opposite of the expected is what happens or what is said.
Irony
The use of language in a non-literal way. Example: The sky's like a jewel box tonight!"
Figurative Language
The motivation behind an author's choice to write or speak on a particular subject.
Exigence
Excessive pride or arrogance.
Hubris
Repetition of the same group of words at the beginning of successive clauses.
Anaphora
When something is suggested without being concretely stated.
Implication
The implied meaning of a word - generally the feeling the word suggests.
Connotation
Explaining something complex by comparing it to something more simple.
Analogy
To distinguish one thing from another.
Discern
A sudden turn from the general audience to address a specific group or person.
Apostrophe
Passionate
Fervent
Setting up a source (even the writer themselves) as credible and trustworthy.
Ethical Appeal
Unclear; clouded; hard to understand
Obscure
The combination of reasons, evidence, etc. that an author uses to convince an audience of a position.
Argument
effort to attract notice
Affectation
The literal, dictionary definition of a word.
Denotation
The way sentences are grammatically structured.
Syntax
Example: If all planets orbit a star, and Theta II is a planet, then it must orbit a star.
Deductive Reasoning
A part of something is used to refer to the whole
Synecdoche
Winning over
Conciliatory
A special right or privilege.
Prerogative
The specific type of work being presented.
Genre
Common; dull; ordinary
Banal
unrelenting
Inexorably
The use of spoken or written word (or visual medium) to convey ideas and convince an audience.
Rhetoric
The extra-textual environment in which the text is being delivered.
Context
Open an honest communication.
Candor
erratic
Capricious
The relationship between the author, the audience, the text/message, and the purpose.
Rhetorical Triangle
Three different methods of appealing to an audience to convince them - ethical, logical, emotional.
Aristotelian Appeals
Raising questions and answering them. Example: What is honor? A word.
Hypophora