In the Veterans Honored with Cola War Memorial article, a critic from the Onion ridicules the idea of a “Cola War” by using satire. He uses constructive criticism in order to change the way us Americans treat the little events in our country instead of focusing on what’s really important. He adopts a sarcastic and exaggerated tone in order to to make the topic of a “Cola War” seem less important than it originally was. The critic from the onion uses satire techniques such as an exaggeration, juxtaposition, and to make fun of the fact that Americans are fascinated on what is irrelevant in their current world. The speaker immediately begins the article by introducing the “struggle” between Coke and Pepsi and their past “war”. Through using