Parents should be allowed to discipline their child with force! (spanking, etc.)

Pro agrees if an alternative parenting method is possible, we should use it. However Pro just asserts sometimes resorting to a non physical method isn’t always possible. There’s always an alternative. [1 http://www.positiveparentingconnection.net...] [2 http://www.positiveparentingconnection.net...] A smack may be a quick fix, but the long term effects aren’t worth it. You can always try an alternative. Pro has yet to prove forceful discipline is superior to the alternatives. Aggression Pro tells us she and many people she knows have been disciplined under physical force, yet are not aggressive. However, this is unverifiable. I don’t want to be rude, but Pro could be stating this because of confirmation bias [3 http://skepdic.com...]. It’s simply anecdotal evidence, whereas my evidence isn’t. Next, Pro commits the Texas Sharpshooter fallacy [4 https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com...] by quote mining the study. She cherry picks one sentence of it, ignoring the rest. I will quote the entire sentence. Findings indicated that children who had been spanked evidenced levels of aggression that were higher than those who had not been spanked, and children who had been the objects of violent discipline became the most aggressive of all groups. The bold text is what Pro choose to quote. Ignoring what was before that. The study said kids who had been spanked and children who were abused are more aggressive. Not that only kids who had been abused were aggressive. The study included those who have been spanked. My argument still stands. Intelligence and Spanking Apologies, my source in round 1 seems to be broken. Here it is [5 http://web.archive.org...] Pro ignores this one too. She just says she laughed at it and asserted spanking isn't going to lower IQ. This commits two logical fallacies. First, it’s an argument from personal incredulity [6 https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com...]. If Pro can’t conceive of it being true, that doesn’t make it false. Second, she states spanking will not lower IQ. This is the bare assertion fallacy, since she provides no evidence [7 http://fallacies.findthedata.org...]. Intelligence is lowered because spanking will reduce the brain’s grey matter. “The recent studies found that spanking reduces the brain’s grey matter in areas related to intelligence.” [8 http://www.abcactionnews.com...] It can also lower IQ because of the stress it causes. “...corporal punishment is extremely stressful and can become a chronic stressor for young children, who typically experience corporal punishment three or more times a week. For many it continues for years. The research found that the stress of corporal punishment shows up as an increase in post-traumatic stress symptoms such as being fearful that terrible things are about to happen and being easily startled. These symptoms are associated with lower IQ.” [9 http://www.sciencedaily.com...]. Pro hand waves over this one. Criminal Activity Pro commits the Strawman fallacy in this one [10 https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com...]. I never claimed everyone is a criminal was spanked. I was saying it was connected. Pro again commits a bare assertion fallacy by claiming spanking your child will not make it more likely for them to develop a mental disorder. Ultimately, I feel most of Pro’s case are just contradictions, not arguments. My arguments still stand. Back to Pro.