someonemakes weirdassumptionsabout yousomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to tryslouchingintooblivionno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract art“this is anitpick,but-”“Iwish”convincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammed“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”talking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tComparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theprojectno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own crit“intentionality”mentionsomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workbackhurtspeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withself-esteemplummetComparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.all focus ison a singularaspect ofyour worksomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)wantingto screamor cryWalked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.fallingasleepwhere yousitForgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.feeling badfor barely/notat allparticipating“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”critiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakeprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradebackhandedcomplimentsomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout yousomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to tryslouchingintooblivionno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract art“this is anitpick,but-”“Iwish”convincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammed“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”talking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tComparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theprojectno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own crit“intentionality”mentionsomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workbackhurtspeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withself-esteemplummetComparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.all focus ison a singularaspect ofyour worksomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)wantingto screamor cryWalked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.fallingasleepwhere yousitForgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.feeling badfor barely/notat allparticipating“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”critiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakeprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradebackhandedcompliment

bad critique bingo - 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. someone makes weird assumptions about you
  2. someone tells you to try doing something that you are never going to try
  3. slouching into oblivion
  4. no one knows how to talk about abstract art
  5. “this is a nitpick, but-”
  6. “I wish”
  7. convincing yourself you don’t care/that nothing matters to shield yourself from the emotional pain of work you care about getting slammed
  8. “I don’t know how to feel about this”
  9. talking about a low stakes piece/a study like it’s much higher stakes
  10. realizing after the fact that you did have a question to ask the class when you said you didn’t
  11. Comparing your work to someone else and thinking you may have missed a major aspect of the project
  12. no chance for you to speak during your own crit
  13. “intentionality” mention
  14. someone fundamentally misunderstands your work
  15. back hurts
  16. people not interacting with your work the way you intended it to be interacted with
  17. self-esteem plummet
  18. Comparing your work to someone else and witholding judgement...out loud.
  19. all focus is on a singular aspect of your work
  20. something is/isn’t nebulously “effective” (no mention of what at)
  21. wanting to scream or cry
  22. Walked in completely forgetting it was crit day.
  23. falling asleep where you sit
  24. Forgetting to finish the Crit write up and Making it up.
  25. feeling bad for barely/not at all participating
  26. “I don’t know how to explain/put it into words”
  27. critiquing something you did on purpose as if it’s a mistake
  28. prof reminds class that crit participation is part of our grade
  29. backhanded compliment