ArchiveJuly 19, 2026
Case File · Distortion · No. 003
Daily Casefile · Distortion
≈ 6 min
Read the monologue below. Identify (a) which single cognitive distortion — if any — drives the speaker's reasoning, and (b) the verbatim phrase from the monologue that signals it. This is a puzzle, not a diagnosis or advice; the speaker is an invented fictional character.
In the differential
- Mental filtering
- Magnification / minimisation
- Overgeneralisation
- Emotional reasoning
- No distortion — a reasonable reaction
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This case first aired on July 19, 2026. A fresh distortion runs every morning — same rules, five minutes, one solution.