Debate: Is Extreme Parenting Effective?
Does strict control of a child's life lead to greater success or can it be counterproductive?

Claim: Extreme parenting is counterproductive
Reason: Extreme parenting limits a child's ability to be independent.
Warrant 0: independence is really not valued in our corporate society
Warrant 1: independence is highly valued in our corporate society
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Extreme parenting is counterproductive
Reason: Extreme parenting doesn't necessarily raise a compassionate child.
Warrant 0: compassionate children aren't always successful
Warrant 1: compassionate children are always successful
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Extreme parenting leads to greater success
Reason: My daughter was simply lazy and not doing work, by cracking down I was able to get her to improve her grades.
Warrant 0: this action made her into an unhappy person
Warrant 1: this action hasn't made her into an unhappy person
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Extreme parenting is counterproductive
Reason: Some of these practices are nothing short of child abuse, plain and simple.
Warrant 0: child abuse helps build self confidence
Warrant 1: child abuse helps destroy self confidence
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Extreme parenting is counterproductive
Reason: Some of these practices are nothing short of child abuse, plain and simple.
Warrant 0: some people who are abused grow up to become great people
Warrant 1: few who are abused grow up to become great people
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Extreme parenting is counterproductive
Reason: Extreme parenting doesn't necessarily raise a compassionate child.
Warrant 0: compassionate adults are often more successful than their peers
Warrant 1: compassionate adults are often less successful than their peers
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Extreme parenting leads to greater success
Reason: My daughter was simply lazy and not doing work, by cracking down I was able to get her to improve her grades.
Warrant 0: her grades went up
Warrant 1: her grades went up she has been picked on at school
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Extreme parenting is counterproductive
Reason: It usually leads to rebellion.
Warrant 0: rebellion is not the source of bold thinking
Warrant 1: rebellion is the source of bold thinking
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Extreme parenting is counterproductive
Reason: While the children might be well trained, they are effectively robots who lack humanity when contributing to society.
Warrant 0: Society needs more contributions from humanity
Warrant 1: Society does not need any more contributions from humanity
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Extreme parenting is counterproductive
Reason: Forcing a poet to practice science does not produce a top notch scientist but fine tuning literary skills can make a great poet or literary artist.
Warrant 0: human nature excels only under pressure
Warrant 1: human nature won't excel under pressure
Correct warrant: 1