Over-Explaining(todistract)Claiming YouMisunderstoodMinimizingTheirInitialClaimShifting theGoal of theConversationAppealingtoEmotionGeneralizing/VaguenessTurningthe FocusBack onYouBacktracking/RetractingStatementShutting DownCommunicationBlamingExternalFactorsActing ConfusedorMisunderstandingUsingAbsolutes(e.g.,"always,""never")BecomingArgumentative/Hostile"That's notwhat Imeant"(withoutclarifying)AvoidingDirectAnswersChangingtheSubjectOver-Explaining(todistract)Claiming YouMisunderstoodMinimizingTheirInitialClaimShifting theGoal of theConversationAppealingtoEmotionGeneralizing/VaguenessTurningthe FocusBack onYouBacktracking/RetractingStatementShutting DownCommunicationBlamingExternalFactorsActing ConfusedorMisunderstandingUsingAbsolutes(e.g.,"always,""never")BecomingArgumentative/Hostile"That's notwhat Imeant"(withoutclarifying)AvoidingDirectAnswersChangingtheSubject

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