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I think that 14 would be the better option than 16 because it would give younger people the right to vote, especially with younger people becoming more informed on politics.
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School systems barley educate students about basic subjects, let alone how to cast a mature ballot. I bring up the topic of schools because education is one of the biggest obstacles a 14 year old would be facing. 14 year olds are just reaching high school and would not have been taught this in middle school. And if the age were brought down to 14, we would have to require teaching this subject during middle school years, where kids would be less likely to understand or even take in the information. Why give a young teenager, who would already have a lot to deal with, even more responsibilities? And what about teens who have no interests in politics but where pressured to vote by an older relative, would that child feel comfortable refusing an authority? I believe that there are very bright students out in the world who would understand politic, but not every student will excel in this subject.
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We should RAISE the voting age to 26.
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Research shows the average person reaches full cognitive ability at the age of 35.
I bet you're only 8 years old.
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You're still wrong.
A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in 2020 found that human cognitive performance peaks at around age 35 and remains stable for about a decade before beginning to decline. The study analyzed data from over 1.6 million chess moves played by professional chess players over the past 130 years. The researchers found that the players' performance increased steadily until they were around 35 years old, at which point it reached a plateau. The players' performance then began to decline after they were around 45 years old.
The researchers believe that the peak in cognitive performance at age 35 is due to a combination of factors, including the development of the prefrontal cortex (the part of the brain responsible for higher-order thinking skills) and the accumulation of knowledge and experience.
Other studies have also found that cognitive performance peaks in midlife. For example, a study published in the journal Nature in 2017 found that fluid intelligence (the ability to think quickly and solve problems) peaks at around age 45.
You shouldn't be voting for sure.
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