Read this outline for an essay.

What should be the minimum driving age?
Thesis statement: There are pros and cons to the legal minimum driving age being sixteen years old.
Body paragraphs
Arguments for sixteen years old being the legal driving age
You do not to have to rely on your parents to pick you up from school and activities.
You have more opportunities for working after school.
Arguments against sixteen years old being the legal driving age
There is a higher risk of being in a car accident than when you are nineteen or older
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?