The Driving Test

≈ 6 min

Read the monologue below. Identify (a) the single thinking pattern it shows — choosing from the options provided — and (b) the exact phrase in the monologue that signals it. This is a puzzle about a fictional, invented person, not a diagnosis or real-life advice.

The scene

The week before a driving test

In the differential

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

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This case first aired on July 24, 2026. A fresh distortion runs every morning — same rules, five minutes, one solution.

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