Legal Drinking Age

The Legal Drinking Age in the United States There has been a continuous controversy in the United States on whether the legal drinking age should be lowered to 18 or kept at 21. In the Persuasive Text “Five Reasons we should keep the drinking age at 21” Karen Arnold-Burger, she states the five reasons why people should keep the legal drinking age at 21 in the United States. Karen Arnold-Burger graduated at University of Kansas with a law degree in August 1981. She was appointed Judge of the Court of Appeals on January 6, 2011 in Kansas City, Kansas. Karen has served on the boards of United Community Services, Safehome, a domestic violence shelter, and the Johnson County Drug and Alcoholism Control. Karen was one of the people, who found
For examples, in the sentence “Research shows that these effects are even more exaggerated in persons age 18 to 21, and that alcohol or drug use during these formative years can cause long term, irreversible damage.” The words “even more exaggerated” describe how the effects in research are not only “exaggerated”, but are “even” excess the normal expectation. The word “irreversible” is an example of euphemism. “Irreversible” sounds more benign than “unchangeable.” Another example from the Persuasive Text is appeared in the sentence: “However, these states noticed sharp increases in alcohol-related fatalities among teenagers and young adults.” The words “sharp increases in alcohol-related fatalities ” in this sentence are an example of words with attitude. The author uses the word “sharp” to express the idea how the alcohol-related fatalities change. It is not changed day by day or slowly, but it is changed quickly. Because of its change, the states can easily
The words “those under the age of 25” refer to the groups of people who are under 25 years old. It is not clear that the author uses these words to refer to a group collectively or to each member in the group. “Some say restricting drinking to age 21 makes alcohol a “forbidden fruit”, and all the more tempting to rebellious teens.” The word “some” in this sentence is an example of weaselers. “Some” is a word that allows the author to weasel the point. Without the word “some”, the claim may lead to misunderstanding to people who do not understand the situation. I found myself kind of sliding with Karen Arnold-Burger about the five reasons why we should keep the legal drinking age at 21 in this Persuasive Text. Her claims appear on the website, which is Regional Prevention Center, and the claims mainly are focused on the persuading the audiences to believe alcohol is bad for children. However, the website is not well known, so I am aware about some information that the author states in her Persuasive