What Is Passive Aggressive Behavior?
1. Are You Nuts?
This is perhaps one of the more obvious examples of being passive-aggressive, so it’s a good place to start. Asking somebody if they are “nuts” is just a question, and questions are the standard way of genuinely trying to find more information. Perhaps even for the other person’s benefit. In this instance, however, it is clear that the question is heavily loaded. Rather than being a genuine a question, it is quite clear that it is more of a statement: “You are nuts!.” The question is also likely to have the effect of putting the other person on the back foot immediately.
