Rhetorical Theory and Practice The purpose of this paper is to provide a confirmation as to why students should not receive their driver license until they have graduated from high school. It is my contention that it is not sensible to allow teens to obtain their driver license until they finish high school. Then, upon graduation, the individual will be eligible to receive and mature enough to be responsible driving an automobile.

First Basis of Fact for Confirmation:

Teens that are still in high school should not be allowed the burden of the responsibility that is entailed in holding a license to drive and further should not be allowed to drive without a parent...

It is true that maturity varies quite a bit at this point in an individuals life, and further females do tend to mature faster than their male counterparts, however, with the rate of high school dropouts growing to a larger proportion of students each and every year. It is my contention that withholding the students privilege of holding a license to drive until the student is in receipt of a high school diploma is a great method for inspiring individuals to complete their high school education.
II. Statistics Speak Clearly:

Statistics show that teenagers have the highest crash risk among all groups of drivers. The problem is the worst among drivers that are sixteen years old. As one can easily see from looking at the following table (Table 1.0) the risks for fatal crashes are extremely…