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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.