The article I chose was a mock press release from The Onion. This article featured a false advertisement that attempted to convince consumers to purchase a clearly fake item. The author uses a lot of satire. An example of the author's use of satire is the diction used throughout the article. It uses words that seem appropriate for this advert but in the end there's really no meaning in those words, such as "Terranometry". This article also contains personal testimonies. However, the only testimonials are those that make the “product” seem good. One testimony is from a lady called Heleme Kuhn who basically says that she twisted her ankle and within seven weeks Magnasoles had completely healed it. First of all, I don't think a $20 shoe insert will cure your ankle pain and his ankle should have been completely healed well before the seven week mark as well. Really, his statement just doesn't make sense. “Equally impressed was chronic back pain sufferer Geoff DeAngelis of Tacoma, WA.” He says: “Why would I pay thousands of dollars to have my real spine...