Question

Suppose the following sentence appears in the sports section of the newspaper:

Lorton's experienced linemen performed well in handing Jefferson High's Eagles a
crushing defeat.
What word in the sentence is most clearly a loaded word?
A. Experienced
B. Crushing
C. Handing
D. Defeat

Answer 1

The word in the sentence that is most clearly a loaded word is B. crushing.
It wasn't just a simple defeat, it was a crushing defeat - it is a very strong word, therefore, it is loaded.