Eve was describing some of her classmates to her mother. Every one of her classmates was either "total scum," or "the best person in the world." Eve most likely has which type of cognitive distortion?

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Dichotomous thinking is a cognitive distortion where a person sees things in black and white terms, with no shades of gray in between. Eve's description of her classmates as either "total scum" or "the best person in the world" is an example of dichotomous thinking.

Eve Was Describing Some of Her Classmates to Her Mother