Words of relief to parents who feel that they are weak when dealing with argumentative children. Words of frustration for parents who don't know how to use this strength in a practical manner.
Argumentative children make a home feel like a courtroom.
Parents get cornered by the child's reasoning and questioning their every request. The goal of the child, on the surface, is to get their way. And pressured negotiation and debate are the means to achieve it. Below the surface may lay a different goal. This goal may not be conscious to the child or the parent.