BlamingExternalFactorsShifting theGoal of theConversationOver-Explaining(todistract)"That's notwhat Imeant"(withoutclarifying)MinimizingTheirInitialClaimAvoidingDirectAnswersActing ConfusedorMisunderstandingAppealingtoEmotionShutting DownCommunicationChangingtheSubjectUsingAbsolutes(e.g.,"always,""never")Generalizing/VaguenessBacktracking/RetractingStatementClaiming YouMisunderstoodTurningthe FocusBack onYouBecomingArgumentative/HostileBlamingExternalFactorsShifting theGoal of theConversationOver-Explaining(todistract)"That's notwhat Imeant"(withoutclarifying)MinimizingTheirInitialClaimAvoidingDirectAnswersActing ConfusedorMisunderstandingAppealingtoEmotionShutting DownCommunicationChangingtheSubjectUsingAbsolutes(e.g.,"always,""never")Generalizing/VaguenessBacktracking/RetractingStatementClaiming YouMisunderstoodTurningthe FocusBack onYouBecomingArgumentative/Hostile

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