12 Common Thinking 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.

1. an example of overgeneralization
   "All people who____ are____."
2. an example of personalization
   “My mom is always upset. She would be fine if I did more to help her.”
3. an example minimization
   "what I did was no big deal."
4. Thinking in extremes. It’s either all good or it’s all bad. Using words like “always” & “never”
   All or nothing thinking
5. example of emotional reasoning & overgeneralization
   "I was awkward yesterday. I'm always so awkward!"
6. The belief that things ought to be a certain way. Pressure we put on ourselves.
   Should statements
7. Exaggerating the importance of events.
   Magnification
8. Seeing only the worst possible outcomes of a situation.
   Catastrophizing
9. an example of magical thinking
   "I'm a good person, so bad things shouldn't happen to me."
10. The assumption that emotions reflect the way things really are.
    Emotional reasoning
11. The expectation that a situation will turn out badly without adequate evidence.
    Fortune-telling
12. an example of magnification
    “ This is the worst mistake ever.”
13. an example of catastrophizing
    "My dad isn't answering the phone. I bet he's been in an accident."
14. an example of a should statement
    “I need to look cool in front of my classmates.”
15. an example of fortune telling
    “ I just know I’m not going to make the team.”
16. Making broad interpretations from a single or few events.
    Overgeneralization
17. Free!
18. an example of emotional reasoning.
    “I feel like a bad friend, therefore I must be a bad friend.”
19. an example of personalization
    "I bet he said that just to make me mad."
20. an example of mind reading
    "I bet she hates me."
21. Downplaying the importance of events.
    Minimization
22. The belief that our choices will influence unrelated situations.
    Magical thinking
23. Interpreting the thoughts and beliefs of others without adequate evidence.
    Mind reading
24. Recognizing only the negative aspects of the situation while ignoring the positive.
    Disqualifying the positive
25. The belief that one is responsible for events outside their own control.
    Personalization