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ORIGINAL: Elegant

Characteristics Of Bad Communications During Arguments
1. Truth: Insisting that you are "right" and the other person is "wrong".
2. Blame: Saying that the problem is the other person's fault.
3. Martydom: Claiming that you're an innocent victim.
4. Put-down:Implying that the other person is a loser because he or she "always" or "never" does certain things.
5. Hopelessness: Giving up and insisting that there is no point in trying.
6. Demandingness:Insisting that you ar entitled to better treatment but you refuse to ask for what you want in a direct, straightforward way.
7. Denial: Insisting that you don't feel angry, hurt, or sad when you really do.
8. Passive Aggression: Pouting, withdrawing or saying nothing. Or, storming out of the room, hitting intimate objects or slam doors.
9. Self-blame: Instead of dealing with the problem, acting as if you're an awful, terrible person.
10. Helping: Instead of hearing how depressed, hurt, or angry the other person feels, you try to "solve the problem" or "help" him or her.
11. Sarcasm: Your words or tone of voice convey tension or hostility which you aren't openly acknowledging. 
12. Scapegoating: Suggesting that the other person has "a problem" and that you're sane, happy, and uninvolved in the conflict.
13. Defensiveness: Refusal to admit any wrong-doing or imperfection.
14. Counterattack: Instead of acknowledging how the other person feels, you respond to their criticism by critizing them.
15. Diversion: Instead of dealing with how you both feel in the here-and-now, you list grievances about past injustices.