BlamingExternalFactorsAvoidingDirectAnswersGeneralizing/VaguenessShutting DownCommunicationBecomingArgumentative/HostileBacktracking/RetractingStatementActing ConfusedorMisunderstandingChangingtheSubjectMinimizingTheirInitialClaimAppealingtoEmotionUsingAbsolutes(e.g.,"always,""never")Claiming YouMisunderstoodShifting theGoal of theConversationOver-Explaining(todistract)Turningthe FocusBack onYou"That's notwhat Imeant"(withoutclarifying)BlamingExternalFactorsAvoidingDirectAnswersGeneralizing/VaguenessShutting DownCommunicationBecomingArgumentative/HostileBacktracking/RetractingStatementActing ConfusedorMisunderstandingChangingtheSubjectMinimizingTheirInitialClaimAppealingtoEmotionUsingAbsolutes(e.g.,"always,""never")Claiming YouMisunderstoodShifting theGoal of theConversationOver-Explaining(todistract)Turningthe FocusBack onYou"That's notwhat Imeant"(withoutclarifying)

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