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Lower Drinking Age

Specific Purpose: The purpose of my speech is to convince the audience that the minimum drinking age in the United States needs to be lowered and doesn't make sense.
Thesis Statement: the current minimum drinking age doesn't make sense and needs to be changed.
Organizational Pattern: Topical.

INTRODUCTION

I. Can you come up here? (Tyler Reynolds). Look at this gentleman; look at the uniform he wears. Think about what it symbolizes; think about what it means to him. Now think about this:
A. Lets say Tyler serves our country in the United States Army. Shouldn't he be able to have a beer?
B. Lets say he serves this country by serving a 12 month tour in Iraq; shouldn't he be able to enjoy a beer now?
C. Lets say he gets back from Iraq and decides to serve another 6 month tour in Afghanistan; shouldn't he be able to have a beer now?
D. Lets say after his tour in Afghanistan he buys a house; he can surely drink a beer in his own house can't he?
E. Lets say Tyler gets married; he can drink Champaign at his own wedding can't he?
F. No he can't. Tyler is only 20 years old.

II. How can someone at the age of 18 be responsible enough to join the selective service in case of a draft, join the armed service, risk their life to protect their country and the lives of their country men and women, let alone vote for the next leader of the free world not be responsible enough to legally drink a beer?

III. The drinking age needs to be lowered.
A. In this speech I'm going to talk about how the difference of reasonability in being 18 and 21 are irrelevant to base a law around
B. Secondly, I'll show you some statistics that show how today's drinking laws are not working, and are making drinking even more unsafe.
C. And finally I'll finish up with some solutions/suggestions that could make drinking for all ages safer.

BODY

I. So First of all, I would like to discuss with you how being 18 and being 21 are irrelevant to maturity,...