The main argument being made in the article is that teenagers and binge drinking has lead to many horrible consequences because they do not know their limits and having to reply on text and social media to remember what happened the night before has became ridiculous. They end up raped and this article mainly emphasizes binge drinking with teenage girls. They are the main targets because they are more defenseless than guys.
She uses the evidence that one in every five teenage girls ages 15, 16, and 17, have four or more drinks in a single session. In occasional binge drinking, about half of 10th grade teenage girls drink more than 60% of seniors. Unfortunately, there have been many cases where girls have been raped due to their exceeding limit of drinking.
This related to Hennikans article because it argues that having the drinking age to 21 has given opposite responses by causing and influencing more underage drinking. In college there are always going to be parties and of course drinking as well therefore it is an easier access for teens to drink. It has become something normal to them because now it just seems like everyone is doing it, which is bad.
After reading both articles I have reasons for lowering it to 18 and keeping it to 21, but I feel like keeping it would be the best option. By lowering the drinking age to 18, there will be an even higher rate of underage drinking because most people who are 18 are still in high school. For this being, they will throw parties and of course many underage teens will attend and it would be much more easier for them to drink. I also feel like it would affect underage teens with their education and there will be more crimes involved due to the ages and limits of binge drinking.