Whether 18 year olds should be able to drink!!

Responding to my opponent's statement---- "Ummmm....... you should know what I mean when I said that I mean 21 year olds can be just as immature as 18 year olds!!" There are two things I would like to point out about your statement.- 1.) This is a debate not a "I assume they know what I mean" argument. Though I do understand what you say you must give proof how 21 can be just as immature as 18 year olds or the statement is just an opinion which is not reliable. Now I will look at the second flaw in this statement.- 2.) This is not a debate about immaturity, this is a debate about why the age limit on drinking should/ or should not be lowered. Also if you were referring to drinking at 21 and being drunk as a sign as immaturity how is that a sign of maturity or immaturity? Human's are flawed creatures, we all make mistakes and those that drink until they are drunk are just an example of our flawed creation. To list a couple of famous stars that have been drunk that many people would agree are not immature: Mel Gibson (Hollywood Actor, Director, and Grammy Winner), Michelle Rodriguez (Actress in the movie SWAT) and George W. Bush (Former President of the U.S.A.)----http://www.drinkdriving.org...---- "And why are you called an adult if you can't even drink?!" My only response to this is; since when does drinking make you an adult? And/or, Do adults have to drink to be considered adults I myself have a mother who only drinks on special occasions (weddings, special parties) and not once has she got drunk (asking how I know, one because I go with her to the occasions and I know what being drunk is like because of my father), and far as I know she is an adult unless you consider a 39 year old a child. "If you look up sevays they will tell you that when you tell 18 year olds they can't drink it makes them want to do it even more cause they think it makes them look good so if we told them that 18 year olds are aloud to drink there would probally less of them would drink and get into car accidents!!!!" -Is Sevays a blog/newsletter/forum/newpaper/magazine/etc.? Is it a matter of opinion or a statement of hard fact? You have not stated this so I and the reader's do not know this. Also when you say the "probally" (and may I point out that the word is spelled "probably") That is a matter of opinion. You have no facts to support this statement (at least you did not post them) thus I cannot believe what you say. You also assume that those that drink underage will make themselves stop drink but according to--- http://voice.paly.net... ---- if the drinking age was lowered "Students would be able to drink whenever they pleased, and that would not stop them from driving, leading to more accidents on the roads." and they would now not be stopping even though they no longer look like a "rebel". The same website also states "Today, teens can easily obtain alcohol just by calling a friend or an older sibling. However, it is still more difficult to obtain than if they were able to buy it themselves. Making it easier for high school students to acquire alcohol by changing the drinking age to 18 will not help." I eagerly await your response. Sources: http://www.drinkdriving.org... http://voice.paly.net...