persausive

The forbidden fruit Everyone knows that it is illegal to consume alcohol under the age of 21. Why is 21 the “magical” age that makes a person intelligent and mature enough to consume alcohol? Sure, some adults abuse alcohol and some teenagers would be perfectly able to drink responsibly. Why not 18 or 35 or 40? This seemingly random number is associated with adulthood, as if the day a person turns 21 they know everything and are mature. The drinking age …

…drinking age outweigh the benefits of the higher drinking age. Because the 21-year-old drinking age is not working, they need to change the law and teach responsible drinking for those who chose to drink. In every other aspect of society, people 18 and older are considered and treated as adults. They have all the other rights and privileges given to people 21 or older. Only one is missing, alcohol. The time has come for that to change.