First Legal Drink: A Rhetorical Analysis of “Why America should lower the drinking age” As a high school senior, I was faced with the decision of where I wanted to go for college. I toured multiple universities, and ultimately decided the University of Nebraska at Kearney was the best fit for me. I was so excited to make friends in a new environment, and also to be on my own. Soon, I started to hear the phrase, “You can’t spell drunk without UNK.” Obviously, I was aware of the partying that goes on in college, but never thought much of it. I was a 4.0 honors student in high school and never really touched alcohol before. When I arrived in Kearney for my freshman year, I was in complete shock at the severity of underage alcohol consumption
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This is like when an adult tells a child not to touch something, which results in him or her only wanting to touch it because he or she was told not to. They also argue that if individuals are considered legal adults who can vote and fight for their country, there should be no problem with them consuming alcohol. Opponents of lowering the drinking age in the United States claim that through the teenage years, the brain is still developing and can be harmed by alcohol use. In an article published to USA Today College entitled “Why America should lower the legal drinking age,” Karis Rogerson shares her viewpoint on the drinking age debate. Through her effective use of ethical, logical, and personal appeal, Rogerson creates an effective argument that leaves the audience with a new …show more content…
She uses personal experience, as a person who has been immersed in two completely different cultures, to make her argument. Combined with her ethical appeal, she uses facts to show how the minimum legal drinking age and deaths related to drinking are related. She has accomplished her goal of bringing light to the underage drinking problems in the United States and calling for action. It is no doubt that the current laws surrounding alcohol consumption are being completely disregarded each day across America. According to Rogerson, a combination of exposure to responsible drinking habits and education would do more to prevent alcohol related deaths than the current laws have ever done. It is not too late to save lives. Works
This is like when an adult tells a child not to touch something, which results in him or her only wanting to touch it because he or she was told not to. They also argue that if individuals are considered legal adults who can vote and fight for their country, there should be no problem with them consuming alcohol. Opponents of lowering the drinking age in the United States claim that through the teenage years, the brain is still developing and can be harmed by alcohol use. In an article published to USA Today College entitled “Why America should lower the legal drinking age,” Karis Rogerson shares her viewpoint on the drinking age debate. Through her effective use of ethical, logical, and personal appeal, Rogerson creates an effective argument that leaves the audience with a new …show more content…
She uses personal experience, as a person who has been immersed in two completely different cultures, to make her argument. Combined with her ethical appeal, she uses facts to show how the minimum legal drinking age and deaths related to drinking are related. She has accomplished her goal of bringing light to the underage drinking problems in the United States and calling for action. It is no doubt that the current laws surrounding alcohol consumption are being completely disregarded each day across America. According to Rogerson, a combination of exposure to responsible drinking habits and education would do more to prevent alcohol related deaths than the current laws have ever done. It is not too late to save lives. Works