The Car Park Notice

≈ 6 min

Read the monologue below. Identify (a) the single cognitive distortion it shows — or that there is none — and (b) the exact phrase in the monologue that signals it. This is a logic puzzle featuring an invented person; it is not a diagnosis or real-life advice.

The scene

A multi-storey car park after a driver received a penalty notice they believe was issued in error.

In the differential

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

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This case first aired on August 4, 2026. A fresh distortion runs every morning — same rules, five minutes, one solution.

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