Visual Argument Analysis: The Decrease Of Binge Drinking

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Visual Argument Analysis Image 1: This graph demonstrates the decrease of binge drinking in the past few decades. The graph also illustrates how although binge drinking is plummeting, full-time enrolled students are still in the lead for binge drinking. My reasoning for choosing this image is due to the fact that it shows, the statistics of binge drinking while bringing awareness to an underlining issues that is unknown. It is crucial that these statistics are not taken lightly because more and more students are becoming victims of binge drinking. By ignoring the signs not only encourages this behaviors but brings life to detrimental monstrosities. There is meaning to graphs like such, to shed light on to ongrowing problems that are raising …show more content…

When under the influence of alcohol, vision is almost always blurred. Despite the picture showing the friends having a good time with one another, it emphasizes on the fact that alcohol in fact has negative attributes about its self. Most people, including college students, depend on alcohol as a way to enhance their personalities in social settings. Being that college is a new environment, it is easy to feel pressured to be more like your surroundings. Alcohol is depressant, therefore it slows down the central nervous system. Futhermore, alcohol blocks the receptives that send messages to the brain, ultimately altering a person’s behavior, emotions, movements and …show more content…

It is evident that binge drinking is common, but it is not known why so many students it is the only way to drink. The idea of moderate drink is becoming more and more uncommon on college campuses. This matter of contention is not about how it is being done or the statistical number it is being done, but why it is being done. What is most important is getting to the root of the problem. It is imperative to understand why moderate drinking is a no longer accpetable style of drinking. Even while knowing the health risk, it is more socially acceptable to engage in large consumptions of drinking for multiple reasons. Could this contention be the prequle to the expectations of college being damanding or are students pushing the limits? Is it possible that binge drinking is just now the “in-thing” to do or is there a deeper issues growing throughout

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