Title
General Purpose: To Inform
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the legal drinking age.
Organizational Pattern: Problem – Solution
Introduction
I. Attention Grabber: We all know the legal drinking age is 21, but should it be lowered?
II. Establish Credibility and Relate Yourself to the Audience: I am a 20 year old college student.
III. Tell the Audience Your Topic or Goal: To inform the audience about how lowering the drinking age could benefit the country.
Transition: Let’s start with some facts.
Body
(Main Point and Sub Points) I. Problems caused by legal drinking age being 21… A. Not allowing young adults to drink in regulated environments with supervision increases unsafe drinking activity, causing them to drink at …show more content…
Creates a taboo for young adults. C. Creates a fear for people who have been injured due to underage drinking to seek medical attention due to fear of legal consequences. Transition: II. Lower the drinking age to 18… A. Allows for a safe and regulated drinking environment. B. Normalizing alcohol consumption as something done responsibly in moderation will make drinking alcohol less of a taboo for young adults entering college away from their parents and the workforce. C. Young adults won’t be afraid to seek medical attention due to alcohol related incidents and causes. D. Generates more money for the economy. E. Not as many traffic accidents due to alcohol. 1. There are fewer drunk driving traffic accidents and fatalities in many countries with the drinking age less than 21. According to drinkingage.procon.org, although the United States increased the MLDA to 21 in 1984, its rate of traffic accidents and fatalities in the 1980s decreased less than that of European countries whose legal drinking ages are lower than 21.
Conclusion I. Summary: With the minimum drinking age being 21, it causes many problems. I have stated a few solutions of making the drinking age
General Purpose: To Inform
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the legal drinking age.
Organizational Pattern: Problem – Solution
Introduction
I. Attention Grabber: We all know the legal drinking age is 21, but should it be lowered?
II. Establish Credibility and Relate Yourself to the Audience: I am a 20 year old college student.
III. Tell the Audience Your Topic or Goal: To inform the audience about how lowering the drinking age could benefit the country.
Transition: Let’s start with some facts.
Body
(Main Point and Sub Points) I. Problems caused by legal drinking age being 21… A. Not allowing young adults to drink in regulated environments with supervision increases unsafe drinking activity, causing them to drink at …show more content…
Creates a taboo for young adults. C. Creates a fear for people who have been injured due to underage drinking to seek medical attention due to fear of legal consequences. Transition: II. Lower the drinking age to 18… A. Allows for a safe and regulated drinking environment. B. Normalizing alcohol consumption as something done responsibly in moderation will make drinking alcohol less of a taboo for young adults entering college away from their parents and the workforce. C. Young adults won’t be afraid to seek medical attention due to alcohol related incidents and causes. D. Generates more money for the economy. E. Not as many traffic accidents due to alcohol. 1. There are fewer drunk driving traffic accidents and fatalities in many countries with the drinking age less than 21. According to drinkingage.procon.org, although the United States increased the MLDA to 21 in 1984, its rate of traffic accidents and fatalities in the 1980s decreased less than that of European countries whose legal drinking ages are lower than 21.
Conclusion I. Summary: With the minimum drinking age being 21, it causes many problems. I have stated a few solutions of making the drinking age