Use of firstor secondpersonpronounsMs Teoh'scomment: youare justdescribing...youare notexplaining...Variations of"In this essay, Iwill..." or "Hereare somereasons..."Madesweepingstatements /assumptionsMs Teoh'scomment: If thisis thecounterargument,where is therebuttal???Last sentence ofmy introductionis not a clearthesis statementwith my pointsMs Teoh'scomment: Howis this distinctlydifferent fromthe previousparagraph??MissinghookOne-linerelaborationUse of firstor secondpersonpronounsMs Teoh'scomment: youare justdescribing...youare notexplaining...Variations of"In this essay, Iwill..." or "Hereare somereasons..."Madesweepingstatements /assumptionsMs Teoh'scomment: If thisis thecounterargument,where is therebuttal???Last sentence ofmy introductionis not a clearthesis statementwith my pointsMs Teoh'scomment: Howis this distinctlydifferent fromthe previousparagraph??MissinghookOne-linerelaboration

My Discursive/Argumentative ERRORS - 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. Use of first or second person pronouns
  2. Ms Teoh's comment: you are just describing...you are not explaining...
  3. Variations of "In this essay, I will..." or "Here are some reasons..."
  4. Made sweeping statements / assumptions
  5. Ms Teoh's comment: If this is the counterargument, where is the rebuttal???
  6. Last sentence of my introduction is not a clear thesis statement with my points
  7. Ms Teoh's comment: How is this distinctly different from the previous paragraph??
  8. Missing hook
  9. One-liner elaboration