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