Backtracking/RetractingStatementAvoidingDirectAnswersActing ConfusedorMisunderstandingMinimizingTheirInitialClaimShifting theGoal of theConversationBecomingArgumentative/HostileOver-Explaining(todistract)"That's notwhat Imeant"(withoutclarifying)Claiming YouMisunderstoodAppealingtoEmotionTurningthe FocusBack onYouUsingAbsolutes(e.g.,"always,""never")BlamingExternalFactorsGeneralizing/VaguenessShutting DownCommunicationChangingtheSubjectBacktracking/RetractingStatementAvoidingDirectAnswersActing ConfusedorMisunderstandingMinimizingTheirInitialClaimShifting theGoal of theConversationBecomingArgumentative/HostileOver-Explaining(todistract)"That's notwhat Imeant"(withoutclarifying)Claiming YouMisunderstoodAppealingtoEmotionTurningthe FocusBack onYouUsingAbsolutes(e.g.,"always,""never")BlamingExternalFactorsGeneralizing/VaguenessShutting DownCommunicationChangingtheSubject

The Defensive's Bing(o) - 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. Backtracking/Retracting Statement
  2. Avoiding Direct Answers
  3. Acting Confused or Misunderstanding
  4. Minimizing Their Initial Claim
  5. Shifting the Goal of the Conversation
  6. Becoming Argumentative/Hostile
  7. Over-Explaining (to distract)
  8. "That's not what I meant" (without clarifying)
  9. Claiming You Misunderstood
  10. Appealing to Emotion
  11. Turning the Focus Back on You
  12. Using Absolutes (e.g., "always," "never")
  13. Blaming External Factors
  14. Generalizing/Vagueness
  15. Shutting Down Communication
  16. Changing the Subject