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ArchiveJuly 18, 2026
Case File · Distortion · No. 002

Daily Casefile · Distortion

6 min

Read the monologue below. Identify (a) the single cognitive distortion in the speaker's reasoning, and (b) the exact phrase that signals it. This is a puzzle about thinking patterns — the person and situation are entirely invented. It is not a diagnosis or advice.

In the differential

  • Personalisation
  • Fortune-telling
  • Emotional reasoning
  • Overgeneralisation
  • No distortion — a reasonable reaction

Play today’s Distortion.

This case first aired on July 18, 2026. A fresh distortion runs every morning — same rules, five minutes, one solution.