Read this outline for an essay. 1. What should be the minimum driving age? 1. Thesis statement: There are pros and cons to the legal minimum driving age being sixteen years old. 2. Body paragraphs 1. Arguments for sixteen years old being the legal driving age 1. You do not to have to rely on your parents to pick you up from school and activities. 2. You have more opportunities for working after school. 2. Arguments against sixteen years old being the legal driving age 1. There is a higher risk of being in a car accident than when you are nineteen or older 2. Auto insurance will cost more for you when you are sixteen than it will when you are nineteen or older. What is the author's intended purpose for this essay? To persuade state governments to increase the minimum driving age. To inform young drivers about the topic of the minimum driving age. To highlight the issue for businesses that employ teenage workers. To convince the reader to encourage their children to learn how to drive as soon as possible.