Crime rates increase as people approach the age of eighteen and after this age, the rates decrease again. Illustrated "in the form of a graph, the result-the so-called age-crime curve-looks like the Matterhorn" (Kolbert 6). "The Terrible Teens" by Elizabeth Kolbert argues that there is a neurological reasoning behind teens’ reckless behaviour, but no definite solutions to combat them. She uses methods of development and rhetorical devices, such as appealing to authority, figurative language, example/illustration, diction, and allusion. She reinforces her inferred thesis effectively using these methods. These devices are utilized to makes the argument more profound and comprehendible.
To begin, by appealing to authority, Kolbert provides concrete
To begin, by appealing to authority, Kolbert provides concrete