Turningthe FocusBack onYou"That's notwhat Imeant"(withoutclarifying)AppealingtoEmotionBlamingExternalFactorsBecomingArgumentative/HostileChangingtheSubjectOver-Explaining(todistract)Generalizing/VaguenessBacktracking/RetractingStatementClaiming YouMisunderstoodMinimizingTheirInitialClaimUsingAbsolutes(e.g.,"always,""never")Acting ConfusedorMisunderstandingAvoidingDirectAnswersShutting DownCommunicationShifting theGoal of theConversationTurningthe FocusBack onYou"That's notwhat Imeant"(withoutclarifying)AppealingtoEmotionBlamingExternalFactorsBecomingArgumentative/HostileChangingtheSubjectOver-Explaining(todistract)Generalizing/VaguenessBacktracking/RetractingStatementClaiming YouMisunderstoodMinimizingTheirInitialClaimUsingAbsolutes(e.g.,"always,""never")Acting ConfusedorMisunderstandingAvoidingDirectAnswersShutting DownCommunicationShifting theGoal of theConversation

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