What is the strongest evidence in Argument 1? 

Argument 1: The voting age should be lowered.  Voter turnout for elections can be low.  Allowing more people the right to vote will increase the number of people who do vote.  Lowering the voting age will give students the right to vote on issues that affect their every day lives.  Students who start voting sooner may also continue to vote throughout their lives. 
Argument 2: The voting age should be increased.  Many students are not prepared to vote.  They have not participated in enough organizations or events outside of school to have an interest in voting about them.  Younger students can easily influenced by peer or family pressure and may not vote freely. 
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Responses

Lowering the voting age will give students the right to vote on issues that affect their every day lives.
Lowering the voting age will give students the right to vote on issues that affect their every day lives.



Allowing more people the right to vote will increase the number of people who do vote.
Allowing more people the right to vote will increase the number of people who do vote.



Students who start voting sooner may also continue to vote throughout their lives.
Students who start voting sooner may also continue to vote throughout their lives.



Voter turnout for elections can be low.
Voter turnout for elections can be low.

The strongest evidence in Argument 1 is "Allowing more people the right to vote will increase the number of people who do vote." This evidence directly supports the claim that lowering the voting age will lead to an increase in voter turnout.