In the sports section of the local newspaper, a reporter wrote, "Lorton's experienced quarterback performed well in handling Jefferson High's Eagles a crushing defeat." Which word in this sentence is considered loaded?

a. Experienced

b. Defeat

c. Well

d. Crushing

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Carly Mcknight

14 November, 18:41

In the sports section of the local newspaper, a reporter wrote, "Lorton's experienced quarterback performed well in handling Jefferson High's Eagles a crushing defeat." Which word in this sentence is considered loaded?

a. Experienced

b. Defeat

c. Well

d. Crushing

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Brynlee · Answer 1

A loaded word is a word that not only informs but also caries some emotion with it, such as condemning, exciting, praising.

In the statement above the loaded word is "crushing" - it makes a qualitative statement about the defeat: it was a very definite defeat.

In the sports section of the local newspaper, a reporter wrote, "Lorton's experienced quarterback performed well in handling Jefferson High's Eagles a crushing defeat." Which word in this sentence is considered loaded?a. Experiencedb. Defeatc. Welld. Crushing

In the sports section of the local newspaper, a reporter wrote, "Lorton's experienced quarterback performed well in handling Jefferson High's Eagles a crushing defeat." Which word in this sentence is considered loaded?

a. Experienced

b. Defeat

c. Well

d. Crushing