Part 2 of Basic Response Techniques:
Aggressive Failsafe Responses

If you feel comfortable taking an aggressive posture, there is a failsafe response that doesn't require a great deal of expertise. Try this a few times in non-bullying situations until you get the hang of it.

Alternative failsafe response technique

- Ask why until you've reached his underlying motivation - Act calm, sincere and direct - Listen intently to the responses - Use variety in your phrasing of the question "why": Why? And why is that? Why do you believe that? How come? But why? What's underlying that? What's your reasoning on that? What makes you think that?

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