The History Grade

≈ 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.

The scene

A history essay returned with a mixed grade

In the differential

Mental filtering
Magnification / minimisation
Overgeneralisation
Emotional reasoning
No distortion — a reasonable reaction

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This case first aired on August 17, 2026. A fresh distortion runs every morning — same rules, five minutes, one solution.

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