Appeal toPatriotismRed HerringWhen aspeaker skipsto a new andirrelevant topic HyperboleAnextravagantexaggerationof fact ContrastTo compareas to pointout strikingdifferences Either/Or FallacyPresenting twoextreme optionsas the onlypossible choices FlatteryExcessivelypraising theaudience EquivocationIntentionallymisleading theaudience by usinga word with adouble meaning MetaphorFigurativelanguagecomparing twounlike things Faulty AnalogyAn focus onirrelevantsimilaritiesbetween twothings CircularReasoningRepeating theclaim as a wayto provideevidence Sarcasm RhetoricalQuestionTo ask aquestion ofan audience Ad HominemSwitching theargument tofocus on thecharacter of theother speaker Appeal toEthosEstablishingcredibility ofthe speakerLogicalReasoningShowing whatcan be expectedbecause of whathas gone before ParallelismRepetition ofsentence structureor phrases tocreate aharmonious effect EmotionalWordsUse of wordslikely to engagestrong emotionsin the audience PersonalAnecdoteA short,personalstory Appeal to LogosAppealing to theaudience’sreason; usingstatistics or data Straw ManA purposeful choiceto oversimplify theother side’sargument to make iteasier torefute/ridicule NostalgiaDesire to returnin thought orfact to a formertime Name-CallingUsing harshnames to attackthose whooppose thespeakerAppealto Fear HastyGeneralizationMaking aconclusionwithout enoughevidence Appeal toPatriotismRed HerringWhen aspeaker skipsto a new andirrelevant topic HyperboleAnextravagantexaggerationof fact ContrastTo compareas to pointout strikingdifferences Either/Or FallacyPresenting twoextreme optionsas the onlypossible choices FlatteryExcessivelypraising theaudience EquivocationIntentionallymisleading theaudience by usinga word with adouble meaning MetaphorFigurativelanguagecomparing twounlike things Faulty AnalogyAn focus onirrelevantsimilaritiesbetween twothings CircularReasoningRepeating theclaim as a wayto provideevidence Sarcasm RhetoricalQuestionTo ask aquestion ofan audience Ad HominemSwitching theargument tofocus on thecharacter of theother speaker Appeal toEthosEstablishingcredibility ofthe speakerLogicalReasoningShowing whatcan be expectedbecause of whathas gone before ParallelismRepetition ofsentence structureor phrases tocreate aharmonious effect EmotionalWordsUse of wordslikely to engagestrong emotionsin the audience PersonalAnecdoteA short,personalstory Appeal to LogosAppealing to theaudience’sreason; usingstatistics or data Straw ManA purposeful choiceto oversimplify theother side’sargument to make iteasier torefute/ridicule NostalgiaDesire to returnin thought orfact to a formertime Name-CallingUsing harshnames to attackthose whooppose thespeakerAppealto Fear HastyGeneralizationMaking aconclusionwithout enoughevidence 

Rhetorical Choices and Logical Fallacies - 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. Appeal to Patriotism
  2. Red Herring When a speaker skips to a new and irrelevant topic
  3. Hyperbole An extravagant exaggeration of fact
  4. Contrast To compare as to point out striking differences
  5. Either/Or Fallacy Presenting two extreme options as the only possible choices
  6. Flattery Excessively praising the audience
  7. Equivocation Intentionally misleading the audience by using a word with a double meaning
  8. Metaphor Figurative language comparing two unlike things
  9. Faulty Analogy An focus on irrelevant similarities between two things
  10. Circular Reasoning Repeating the claim as a way to provide evidence
  11. Sarcasm
  12. Rhetorical Question To ask a question of an audience
  13. Ad Hominem Switching the argument to focus on the character of the other speaker
  14. Appeal to Ethos Establishing credibility of the speaker
  15. Logical Reasoning Showing what can be expected because of what has gone before
  16. Parallelism Repetition of sentence structure or phrases to create a harmonious effect
  17. Emotional Words Use of words likely to engage strong emotions in the audience
  18. Personal Anecdote A short, personal story
  19. Appeal to Logos Appealing to the audience’s reason; using statistics or data
  20. Straw Man A purposeful choice to oversimplify the other side’s argument to make it easier to refute/ridicule
  21. Nostalgia Desire to return in thought or fact to a former time
  22. Name-Calling Using harsh names to attack those who oppose the speaker
  23. Appeal to Fear
  24. Hasty Generalization Making a conclusion without enough evidence