Shutting DownCommunicationOver-Explaining(todistract)BecomingArgumentative/HostileTurningthe FocusBack onYouClaiming YouMisunderstood"That's notwhat Imeant"(withoutclarifying)Acting ConfusedorMisunderstandingAvoidingDirectAnswersBlamingExternalFactorsChangingtheSubjectUsingAbsolutes(e.g.,"always,""never")MinimizingTheirInitialClaimShifting theGoal of theConversationAppealingtoEmotionBacktracking/RetractingStatementGeneralizing/VaguenessShutting DownCommunicationOver-Explaining(todistract)BecomingArgumentative/HostileTurningthe FocusBack onYouClaiming YouMisunderstood"That's notwhat Imeant"(withoutclarifying)Acting ConfusedorMisunderstandingAvoidingDirectAnswersBlamingExternalFactorsChangingtheSubjectUsingAbsolutes(e.g.,"always,""never")MinimizingTheirInitialClaimShifting theGoal of theConversationAppealingtoEmotionBacktracking/RetractingStatementGeneralizing/Vagueness

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