Definitions 1
Thinking in extremes
What is Black and White Thinking?
Predicting the future
What is Fortune Telling?
"If I was more attentive, none of my students would ever hit each other."
What is Personalization?
Overgeneralization or Black and White Thinking are also acceptable answers.
"Teaching is completely awful and I regret even thinking about going into this field."
Example (Thinking in Shades of Grey): "There are parts of my job that I wish were different and there are other parts of teaching that I excel at and find rewarding."
Using one example as proof of a pattern
What is Overgeneralization?
Misjudgment of significance
What is Magnification/Minimization?
"Maya has an awful home life and if I am a perfect teacher that will completely fix any struggles she has."
What is Control Fallacy?
Personalization, Magnification/Minimization or Black and White Thinking are also acceptable answers.
"Yasmin is mad at me because she didn't say hi when I passed her in the hallway this morning."
Example (Examine the Evidence): "Yasmin didn't say hi to anyone this morning and she is going through a divorce. Maybe she didn't say hi because she is distracted."
Ignoring overall evidence to fixate on a small issue
What is Mental Filter?
Believing feelings are facts
What is Emotional Reasoning?
"All parents will provide their children with what they need to succeed."
What is Fairness Fallacy?
"I'll never be good at working with parents."
Example (Compassion): "Many teachers feel like they have to be perfect at all aspects of the job. It's normal to feel this way."
Making excuses to reject the positive
What is Disqualifying the Positive?
Often unrealistic expectations
What is Should Statements?
"If I stay late every day, I will get a promotion and be appreciated by others."
What is Heaven's Reward Fallacy? Control Fallacy or Fortune Telling are also acceptable answers.
"I'm a poor co-teacher because I forgot to communicate 1 out of 50 times this week."
Example (Double Standard Method): "We all make mistakes sometimes."
Attempted mind-reading
What is Jumping to Conclusions?
Attaching a label to self or others
What is Labeling?
"If I had better co-workers, I would love my job."
What is Change Fallacy?
"I should always be able to control my students."
Example (Realistic Scenario): "I can create a classroom environment where my students will often make good choices."