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