26. Wine Everyday

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/02/at-least-7-glasses-of-wine-each-week/273473/

          The article "At Least 7 Glasses of Wine Each Week" written by James Hamblin talks about how after almost five years of endless research, scientists and researchers have finally come up with a new, controversial theory: a low fat diet is not recommended. The article says that a well balanced Mediterranean diet consisting of olives, nuts, olive oil, fruits and vegetables all helped reduce risks of a heart attack or stroke. There is a community in Loma, California which has a higher life span than the average American; a series of tests and researches have led to the conclusion that not always a low fat diet is best to live longer.
           The author uses several different rhetorical devices throughout the writing. The author's choice of words for the title already captures the readers attention. The author uses argumentation and backs it up with real evidence from experts. The author also makes use of allusion to several things: Ikaria, Greece, Loma, California, and also mentions the name of the source of information: Dr. Steven Nissen, Gina Kolata, The New York Times, New England Journal of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic. The author also puts nutricional values of different kinds of Mediterranean foods and says that that kind of diet could increase life span up to 30% (use of statistics).