37. "Is Anywhere Safe in a Tornado"

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/explainer/2013/05/oklahoma_tornado_storm_shelters_where_is_the_safest_place_in_a_tornado.html?wpisrc=flyouts

Forrest Wickman wrote an article to Slate Newspaper on important facts about tornados on May 21, 2013. The most recent tornado was that in Oklahoma on Monday that killed 24 people. Wickman adresses and answers the question in everyone's mine, is anywhere safe during a tornado? Wickman said yes, that there are many storm shelters approved by the NWI that are designed to survive through winds up to 250 mph. This means that these shelters would have survived through all of history's tornado incidents. These special designs includes a 15 ft long wooden 2 by 4 propelled at 100 miles per hour. There also exists in house safe rooms that only cost $2,000, this is especially important in Oklahoma.

Wichman used several rhetorical devices in his writing. One of them would include comparison and contrast. In the middle of the article he talked about the differences between a shelter that is approved by NWI or a regular shelter made by state. The differences in why the NWI shelter would survive a tornado and a regular won't. The author also provides help towards the end saying that people can pay $2,000 to create one inside their own house. This can be very helpful to anyone living in areas such as Oklahoma who face many tornados. Lastly, the author is able to attract many readers just by his own title. Therefore, he is already deciding who his audience is going to be.