Sense and reason is the essence of being human. It is the sense and reason that makes us fundamentally different from other animals. Humans' violence is, in essence, no different from animals' violence. The reasons put in an argument is thus better than any violence.
Psychological strength is the most important strength for reasoning beings. It is often not until you lose your temper that you take to violence. The person who takes to violence first is the psychologically weakest person. Thus, I would rather say that violence is the weak man's argument.
In Sweden, there is a saying to this effect: when no arguments are left, the fists will be used.