AvoidingDirectAnswersGeneralizing/VaguenessShutting DownCommunication"That's notwhat Imeant"(withoutclarifying)BecomingArgumentative/HostileMinimizingTheirInitialClaimActing ConfusedorMisunderstandingTurningthe FocusBack onYouBlamingExternalFactorsShifting theGoal of theConversationClaiming YouMisunderstoodChangingtheSubjectAppealingtoEmotionUsingAbsolutes(e.g.,"always,""never")Over-Explaining(todistract)Backtracking/RetractingStatementAvoidingDirectAnswersGeneralizing/VaguenessShutting DownCommunication"That's notwhat Imeant"(withoutclarifying)BecomingArgumentative/HostileMinimizingTheirInitialClaimActing ConfusedorMisunderstandingTurningthe FocusBack onYouBlamingExternalFactorsShifting theGoal of theConversationClaiming YouMisunderstoodChangingtheSubjectAppealingtoEmotionUsingAbsolutes(e.g.,"always,""never")Over-Explaining(todistract)Backtracking/RetractingStatement

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