The age limit for drinking alcoholAge limit for drinking alcohol IA HOOK A-1. Everyone knows that it is illegal to drink alcohol under the age of 21 in the United States. Many people agree with this legal restriction. Some would even say that it should be increased. However, the legal drinking age sometimes causes more problems than it prevents. B. I am here today to persuade you that the drinking age limit should be lowered. C. Why? Because we care. We care about people who abuse alcohol and in this way harm themselves, their families and the innocent people around them. II. A. First, we must question this law. Why is 21 the “magic” age that makes a person intelligent and mature enough to consume alcohol? Certainly, some adults abuse alcohol and some teenagers in this room would be perfectly capable of drinking responsibly. Why not 18, 35 or 40 years old? At 18, you are considered an adult. It may seem unfair to many observers to allow young people aged 18 to 20 to marry, have children, own cars, houses, pay taxes, vote, fly planes, risk their life in the armed forces, to own firearms and to be financially and socially independent, and yet they are prohibited by law from drinking a glass of wine in a restaurant, or even a glass of champagne at their own wedding . I think it's a problem to have an upper limit on the age of maturity. B. Teenagers view drinks as something glamorous. It is considered an adult activity; and teenagers want to become adults as soon as possible. In order to get a drink, teens will wear fake IDs, creating even more problems, or sneak drinks from their parents' liquor cabinet. This kind of sneaky attitude does not encourage responsible consumption. Additionally, when the opportunity to drink presents itself, there is a sort of “let’s make up for lost time” attitude. The result is excessive alcohol consumption. C. Teen drinking is a long-standing problem in American culture, which the low drinking age has done little to end. American society does not teach young people boundaries or responsibilities. Instead, they seem to assume that once the legal age of twenty-one is reached, these "kids" will somehow know their limits and be able to control themselves with alcohol and other similar substances. III. A. The minimum age for drinking beer should be lowered to 16. As far as I know, five (six) developed countries in Europe have the minimum age for beer drinking at 16 (Austria, Belgium, France, Italy and Spain - Germany - for beer and wine only).).