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