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