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It was in the mid 80s that the minimum age for drinking was raised to 21. The main reason for introducing this change was to control the unprecedented rise in the number of fatalities that were the result of highway accidents. However, the age limit of 21 has not been very effective in terms of stopping underage teens from draining the cup and this is no secret. A lot of young people develop the tendency to drink long before they turn 21. Binge drinking at colleges and high schools is a common thing these days and high school parties are considered to be trite and boring if there is no drinking in them. Owing to an unprecedented and alarming increase in accidents involving drunken teens, there has been much debate on whether the legal age limit for the consumption of alcohol should be lowered to 18. There are a myriad of social benefits that lowering the alcohol consumption limit will. The most important among these is the decrease in cases of alcohol abuse among young teens and underage students. As a result, students will drive safely and will not indulge in dangerous activities and thrills when they are partying wildly. There has been much debate among leading experts on the potential benefits of lowering the minimum legal age for drinking to 18. In the end, it should be noted that the benefits of lowering the drinking age limit will far outweigh the drawbacks.

Persuasive Speech

Dear guests,

Good morning everyone! Some of you know me while others do not. My name is ______, and I have a question for you - did you know that American teenagers have the highest rates of alcohol and drug abuse in the whole world? A recent Lancet report has established that Americans teens ...