my research paper is on lowering the drinking age to 18. My question is what should i talk about in my intro?

Question

this paper is seven pages.. what should i include in my intro paragraph

Answer 1

maybe use an example...i know that in Germany, the drinking age is 16 with a parent, but no one enforces it...as a result, you rarely see Germans passed out in the streets and drunk out of their minds...drinking and driving is not a big issue either...the reason is that there is virtually no drinking age, thus there no extreme desire to be rebellious...it's that whole pandora syndrome...if you tell someone they can't drink, of course they're going to want to...just open it saying that drinking age is not a big deal and people don't overdo alcohol as a result

Answer 2

An intro should tell the reader what it is you are going to talk about, so I think spouting some of the statistics in favor of and against would be good. Like did you know that if you can get a child to the age of 18 before even beginning to think about drinking, they are more likely to make a decision based on better reasoning, because the brain just is not fully developed in the process of mental reasoning until about that age.

Answer 3

The pattern for almost every essay or paper you write should be "Say what you are going to say, say it, say it again" Introduction, body, conclusion. Your introduction needs to have two things: your thesis, and a map of the rest of your paper. Your thesis should be absolutely clear and simple. After reading your intro no one should have any doubt what your thesis is. (Example: "The United States should lower the drinking age to 18."). In your following sentences you should map out the rest of your paper. If you have five main points to support you thesis then briefly mention each one in a sentence or two. Each point then becomes a paragraph (or section if the paper is longer than a few paragraphs) in the body of your paper. Other recommendations for your paper: Do not use the pronouns "I" or "Me" in your paper-write in the third person. Avoid pronouns altogether if you can. Do not write things like: "My first point" "My second point" "The next argument is". Never start a sentence with a conjunction or end a sentence with a preposition. MOST IMPORTANT: Have someone edit your paper. Ask them to tell you what your thesis is. If they can't immediately after reading your introduction, then you need to rewrite it to make it more clear.

Answer 4

The drinking age should not be lowered below 21 years of age because... 21 year olds are more mature than 18 through 20 year olds. ( Have been around longer ) 21 year olds are more responsible than 18 through 20 year olds. ( Tend to binge drink at parties when adults 21 years old or over aren't present ) 18 year olds through 21 year olds at college are "binge" drinking more and more. That's causing many problems. The costs to society in rising insurance costs to cover alcoholism ( health insurance ) and vehicle accidents caused by drunk drivers ( auto insurance ) is staggering.

Answer 5

Well, in speech class and in composition we are always told to have a hook line. Something that catches the attention of the reader or listener. Something like "TASTES GREAT, LESS FILLING!!!" or some other readily recognized tag line would catch the attention, and then introduce your topic, like, an 18 year old high school graduate can join the armed forces, but cannot decide whether a light beer really does taste great or if it is less filling. It is my opinion that the drinking age should be lowered to 18 and I intend to convince you of the same."
Or some stuff to that effect is nice.

Answer 6

The introductory paragraph is like a promo. It tells the reader what you are going to tell them. In this case, you are going to tell them that there are advantages to lowering the drinking age to 18, so you will state that, and then make a broad statement to back it up. Something on the lines of "research has shown that reducing the legal age to 18 produces positive results in lowering the deleterious effects of drinking by enabling the 18-year old to drink in a civilized manner, ie, in a bar or cocktail lounge, without having to finish off an illicit bottle or drink in the seclusion of a car.
-- or something of that nature. In other words, the introduction prepares your reader for what is to come. Then you carry on from there and present your supporting data. After you have told them what you are going to tell them, then told them, your conclusion tells them what you have told them -- in other words, a summation that goes back to your introductory paragraph and re-enforces the points you made in that paragraph.
Does that help?

Answer 7

At age 18, a person is old enough to smoke, vote, and die for his or her country, but he or she is not old enough to drink responsibly according to Uncle Sam.
Then go off of that sentence. By the way did you mention why the drinking age is what it is? It's because the brain isn't fully developed until around age 21, so I guess it's to prevent people from ruining their brains until they've finished growing first. I just learned that finally in college several months after my 21st b-day ... I thought they should have told me that sooner.

Answer 8

Is the paper for or against lowering the age?
In the introduction state the problem, give a few stats, state the solution if you have one give a few stats, and then get deep into the topic.

Answer 9

You could mention that the incidents of teenage death-by-car has increased since the drinking age went from 18 to 21

Answer 10

I would formulate your opinion (if your paper is opininated) and briefly describe the reasons. Then, go into more detail in the body of your paper.

Or, you could introduce the "normal" drinking age in different states and their regulations on drinking (like in Indiana you can't buy liquor or beer on Sunday)

Good luck.