Claiming YouMisunderstoodAvoidingDirectAnswersBecomingArgumentative/HostileShutting DownCommunicationTurningthe FocusBack onYouUsingAbsolutes(e.g.,"always,""never")"That's notwhat Imeant"(withoutclarifying)Generalizing/VaguenessMinimizingTheirInitialClaimAppealingtoEmotionBlamingExternalFactorsActing ConfusedorMisunderstandingBacktracking/RetractingStatementShifting theGoal of theConversationOver-Explaining(todistract)ChangingtheSubjectClaiming YouMisunderstoodAvoidingDirectAnswersBecomingArgumentative/HostileShutting DownCommunicationTurningthe FocusBack onYouUsingAbsolutes(e.g.,"always,""never")"That's notwhat Imeant"(withoutclarifying)Generalizing/VaguenessMinimizingTheirInitialClaimAppealingtoEmotionBlamingExternalFactorsActing ConfusedorMisunderstandingBacktracking/RetractingStatementShifting theGoal of theConversationOver-Explaining(todistract)ChangingtheSubject

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