The article makes the audience feel neglected by society due to the bad habit they have developed, which in turn undermines cigarettes. The Daily Currant presents Vitarettes as healthy, which, humorously, will never be a fact. Thompson Jr. uses pure facts in his article as a solution to destabilize those who use cigarettes as well as the cigarette itself. This suggests that herbal cigarettes are somewhat healthier than actual cigarettes. What is detrimental however are the facts claiming that it still causes harmful effects on the body. These facts directly make the public feel guilty about the habit they are trying to overcome. The rhetorical use of satire approaches the audience indirectly while the facts address the audience directly. A person in the audience reading The Daily Currant might think that the smoking habit is no joke and that it is a personal problem that should not be overcome with humor. The article could appear offensive and not very effective. A reader of the article “Are herbal and “natural” cigarettes safer? could realize how harmful any cigarette is because of such direct facts. Smoking this way is no joke and it is a harsh reality to read what a bad habit can