Social Issue Research Topic

What is your social issue?

A.) My social issue is whether or not the legal age for driving should be raised or not and if so to what age.

Why is it such a social issue? What do people disagree about in relation to this topic?

A.) It is such a social issue because teens are inexperienced and could potentially hurt themselves and others because of the lack of experience. People sometimes think that the legal should stay at 16 or even be lowered.

What is your proposed solution? Why do you think this is the best solution?

A.) My proposed situation is that the legal age for driving should be raised to 17 or 18 considering the minimum age in order to get a permit would be 17 as well. I think this is the best solution because the teen death rate will decrease even more than it has.

What are pros to your solution?

A.) My pros are that there will be fewer teen deaths that studies have discovered, teens will be much safer if the legal age is raised, that teens will gain more knowledge and will have more experience, teens will learn to be smarter when driving, and the roads will be safer because teens will drive better.

What are cons to your solution?

A.) The cons are that teens will not be able to get to work/school, the same issued faced with younger teens are just shifted on to the older young adults, and the freedom that teens get from being able to drive will be taken away.

Questions to audience: 1.) Does my topic have a good counter argument?

2.) Is this a relevant topic overall?

 

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