Analysis I start my letter by addressing the fact that I feel strongly that the legal drinking age should

be less than the age of 21. My goal is to persuade the audience to also feel strongly that my argument is valid. I really wanted to start my paper by immediately persuading and catching the readers attention. I argued the fact that we are one of only three developed countries in the world with a drinking age that exceeds that of 18. There are laws that allow us to smoke at the age of 18, but unlike the other countries; the legal drinking age is 21 and not 18. Another point I made was the fact that you are required to sign up for the draft at the age of 18. These points show ethos and logos because I have citations for all of the facts and arguments that a re used in my letter that may not be common knowledge to some people. The points that I made about being able to fight for our country but not have a beer when you want I believe were the most persuasive. In a way, it contained all three logos, pathos, and ethos. It is credible due to the fact that it is a well known argument in the states and also the fact that my brother was a part of this. The emotion that was brought in by talking about how my brother and his buddy were the only two people to survive in his platoon is a great expression of pathos. I used the phrase laying their lives on the line because it is a true statement. There are soldiers who are only 18 years old that die fighting for our country every single day. I made sure to use the previous phrase more than one time to really get my emotional point across, thus creating pathos. I also used the word absurd which I believe was another word that may have brought out some emotion. Another point I made was the experience with my mother at the store. It is credible because it was a personal experience. I tried to bring more emotion in by expressing how upset my mother was. I used the phrase we could have peacefully went on with our day but instead implying that it was an upsetting situation. At the end of my paper I list things that are legal for an 18 year old as a citizen of the United States. It is credible because I cited a source as to where the information came from. The audience is the United States Congress, who are all in all in charge of new ideas or laws nation wide. I brought up major points and laws that at one point had to be passed by the Congress. So knowing that the Congress passed these laws, the best audience to argue to would be the U.S Congress. At the end of my paper, I listed off things that we can legally do at the age of 18. My point is valid because to be considered an adult, you should not have restrictions on alcohol. I made sure to bring up several points about the army and social everyday things in society that I feel could be different. Pathos was used in my paper more than anything else. My main goal was to get my audience as emotionally involved as possible. The next on the list would be ethos because my letter was credible in the fact that I sited my facts with plenty of support. Lastly would be logos. Even tho I had some strong points in the aspect of the army and having a brother in the army, I don't know anyone in the Congress. In conclusion my letter was flooded with all different kinds of rhetoric.