#11: Make Them Feel Ridiculous
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, the most effective way to take down a bully or someone acting out of cruelty is to reflect that back to them and make them see it for what it is. Ninety-nine percent of the time that will be enough to make them pretty quickly backtrack.
The beauty of this is that it keeps the ball in your court and also allows you to maintain a facade of complete innocence. You’re merely asking them to explain themselves, you’re not engaging in argument, and certainly not humiliating them. Just try it out and see how it goes.