AppealingtoEmotionTurningthe FocusBack onYouBecomingArgumentative/HostileUsingAbsolutes(e.g.,"always,""never")Shifting theGoal of theConversationOver-Explaining(todistract)ChangingtheSubjectActing ConfusedorMisunderstanding"That's notwhat Imeant"(withoutclarifying)Claiming YouMisunderstoodMinimizingTheirInitialClaimBlamingExternalFactorsGeneralizing/VaguenessBacktracking/RetractingStatementAvoidingDirectAnswersShutting DownCommunicationAppealingtoEmotionTurningthe FocusBack onYouBecomingArgumentative/HostileUsingAbsolutes(e.g.,"always,""never")Shifting theGoal of theConversationOver-Explaining(todistract)ChangingtheSubjectActing ConfusedorMisunderstanding"That's notwhat Imeant"(withoutclarifying)Claiming YouMisunderstoodMinimizingTheirInitialClaimBlamingExternalFactorsGeneralizing/VaguenessBacktracking/RetractingStatementAvoidingDirectAnswersShutting DownCommunication

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