re: Can anyone logically defend the 21 drinking age law?

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I don't deny there are arguments. There can be an argument for anything. It doesn't mean it's logical. My main argument is that there should be an established age of majority. It doesn't make sense to say that you are an adult for this purpose, but not for this purpose. I don't have a problem with a 21 drinking age, but the voting age, military enlistment age, etc., should be raised as well.

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No, even if you dislike it it's a perfectly logical argument.

It makes perfect sense to have different ages for things. You may be mature enough to do one thing but not mature enough to do another thing.

Now, you may disagree with the law as to which ages should correspond with which event, but it is perfectly logical that different events have different levels of responsibility.