With every solution, a new problem arisesAlcohol has been consumed since 10,000 BC (Hanson 1). However, unlike today, alcohol was sometimes better than drinking water due to the high risk of disease transmission through water. Alcohol was not considered in the same way as it is today. New York Times editor Barrette Seaman wrote a book called Binge: What Your College Kid Won't Tell You, examining student behavior and reporting on student problems. After collecting the information, Seaman then wrote an essay about the information he had collected. However, Seaman was not only observing student behavior, he was specifically monitoring students' drinking. Through the use of rhetorical appeals such as Ethos and Logos and artistic evidence, Seaman strives to persuade the older generation that the age limit for drinking alcohol should be lowered to eighteen. By writing about a controversial subject, Seaman thus generates a source of income for himself. One thing in life that we humans never seem to have enough of is money, which means we will do almost anything to get money. Now Seaman, like every other hard-working American, wants a paycheck. Unfortunately, as a writer in today's competitive market, it is difficult to be a writer and get paid for it; which is why Seaman wrote on a topic that has been debated time and time again. By choosing this topic, Seaman strives to create an argument that will challenge his readers, thereby creating more readers of his work, which generates revenue for him. However, he also had another goal: Seaman wanted to target a specific group of people who he knew might elicit a reaction. Its main audience is the generation...... middle of paper......l restricted when given the opportunity to consume alcohol. Although Seaman used rhetorical appeals correctly in his writings, his efforts were in vain. Even if his readers are convinced that lowering the drinking age could help save lives, his argument won't change that. Seaman himself has proven that the minimum drinking age of twenty-one has saved countless lives. However, maybe Seaman got exactly what he wanted. Seaman's essay "appeared in Time", which, intentionally or not, generated a revenue stream for Seaman. Works Cited Hanson, David J. “History of Alcohol and Drinking around the World.” History of alcohol and alcohol consumption around the world. Praeger, 1995. Web. March 3, 2014. Sailor, Barrett. “How bingeing became the new college sport.” McGraw Hill Boston, 2008.Print.