%A Paul Franceschi %T Theory of Cognitive Distortions: Over-Generalisation and Mislabeling %X In a previous paper (Compl?ments pour une th?orie des distorsions cognitives, Journal de Th?rapie Comportementale et Cognitive, 2007), we introduced some elements aimed at contributing to a general theory of cognitive distortions. Based on the reference class, the duality and the system of taxa, these elements allow to define the general cognitive distortions as well as the specific cognitive distortions. This model is extended here to the description of two other classical cognitive distortions: over-generalisation and mislabelling. The definition of the two latter cognitive distortions is based on preliminary distinction between three levels of reasoning: primary, secondary and ternary pathogenic arguments. The latter analysis also leads to define two other cognitive distortions which insert themselves into this framework: ill-grounded inductive projection and confirmation bias. %D 2011 %K cognitive therapy, cognitive distortions, over-generalization, labelling, mislabelling, induction, confirmation bias %L cogprints7176