Anger Arousers

Fred: "Don't worry, I'll pay you back!"

Barney: "Yeah, right!! You never pay back money you owe."

• Stating opinion as fact

• Globalizing

• Negative judgment

Oscar: "Sorry, I got your jacket dirty."

Felix: "You are such a slob!"

• Sarcasm

• Globalizing

• Insulting/Name calling

Ross: "I think ..."

Rachel: "What you think doesn't matter; it's what you did that counts."

• Blaming/Accusing

• Interrupting

• Stating opinion as fact

John: "This would certainly be fair."

Yoko: "Oh sure. That's fair, all right -- really fair! The whole world will stand up and cheer about how fair it is."

• Sarcasm

• Negative judgment

• Interrupting

Lucy: "I'm sorry about that."

Ricky: "I know you -- you're such a liar."

• Globalizing

• Insulting/Name calling

• Negative judgments

Marge: "You owe me an apology."

Homer: "You are so wrong -- so very, very wrong!"

• Negative judgments

• Insulting/Name calling

• Stating opinion as fact

George: "I'm concerned that I may have hurt Mom's feelings."

Charlotte: "Ah, so what? Can you loan me some money?"

• Interrupting

• Ignoring

• Sarcasm

Amy: "I don't know what you're talking about!"

Sheldon: "It's all your fault. You should be punished!"

• Blaming/Accusing

• Stating opinion as fact

• Negative judgments