Blog Post: Comparing 2 online articles

I found two articles on the controversial topic on whether the drinking age should be lowered to 18. One article said the drinking age should not be lowered and the other said it should be lowered. The first article totally supported the drinking age being 21. It summarized how making the drinking age be 21 has lowered the alcohol consumption by teens. It also said that the age restrictions being put on alcohol have decreased the number of drunk driving accidents and deaths which are a major issue in the United States. It explains how if the government did lower the drinking age younger kids would be able to get their hands on alcohol at a earlier age compared to being 21. Altogether the drinking age should be kept at 21 to reduce harm to society. In contrast, the second article stated that the drinking age should be lowered. It stated how more teens already drink and it's a social norm. If the drinking age was lowered less kids would rebel and more would follow the law. Because research states when a kid is told he/she cannot do something they usually do it anyways. If kids are allowed to drink at 18, they may not want to drink all the time because they can whenever they would like, thus decreasing the number of drunk-driving deaths/accidents. The article says how more drunk driving accidents are occurring so change needs to take place and the answer should be changing the drinking age to 18.
I think the second article is more convincing. I am a kid and relate to it more. Drinking is a social norm in college and most kids do drink. I know when my parents told me I couldn't drink I always did, so by lowering the age to 18 kids may not rebel as much. The second article also has more interesting facts that make it convincing.
My opinion hasn't changed after reading the two articles. I believe the drinking age should be lowered to 18. I believe that if at 18 you are considered an adult, you should be able to drink. At 18 I can buy cigarettes, join the army, yet I can't drink? ... That doesn't make sense. The drinking age should be lowered!