Argumentative Inquiry: Rough Draft

“Proposal for inquiry 3.”

Lower the drinking age: Focusing on America, eighteen-years-old can operate motor vehicles, can vote, pay taxes, marry as well as fight in foreign countries. Additionally, a citizen of the great state of Rhodes Island can vie for gubernatorial position. Therefore from this perspective, one could easily argue that many of those bears more responsibility compared to drinking. The arbitrary drinking age line is way beyond the responsibilities mentioned above. In this case, legislation should be introduced to lower the drinking age back to 18 or less which I am convinced will happen.

My paper will propose that drinking age should be lowered from the legal age of 21 to 18 years. More particularly, I will analyze various benefits associated with early drinking. My paper will also portray the rationale of lowering the drinking age considering some of the other responsibilities entrusted to persons of eighteen years. Lastly, my paper will also try to analyze this subject in a broader perspective. In this case, I will study a handful of developed countries with a minimum drinking age of 18. I will also pay attention to several countries that even allow 16 years old to take beer and wine.

To some extent, I fear the challenge of convincing the society. For evidence, I do intend to cite various nations with a legal drinking age of 18. Further, I will also back up my study with analysis of nations that even allow 16 years old to buy beer as well as wine. My audience will be a tough crowd particularly the family units who might be reluctant to this change.

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