Passive-aggressive behavior is one of the tools that manipulators use. When you know how to shut it down, the manipulator's tactics are rendered useless. 

This episode kicks off a series on “opposer strategies’ these are strategies that combative, people use when communicating. Bullies use them, people who want to control and manipulate use these opposer strategies and dysfunctional people use these strategies. 

So arm yourself with these three simple tools to combat passive-aggressive behavior.