Question

Which of the following sentences uses loaded language to invoke an emotional response in the reader? Clean-water regulations prevent businesses from dumping waste. The clean-water regulations are burdensome on businesses. Regulations have resulted in cleaner rivers and lakes. Businesses should not be prevented from disposing of waste however they see fit.

Answer 1

The sentence that employs loaded language to stir emotions is 'The clean-water regulations are burdensome on businesses,' as the term 'burdensome' is intended to evoke a sense of hardship and provoke an emotional reaction.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence that uses loaded language to invoke an emotional response in the reader is: "The clean-water regulations are burdensome on businesses." This sentence is designed to provoke an emotional response by suggesting that the regulations are heavy and troublesome. In contrast, the other sentences present more neutral or factual statements. Loaded language often carries a connotation that goes beyond the literal meaning, aiming to persuade the reader by appealing to emotions rather than logic.

Answer 2

Regulations have resulted in cleaner rivers and lakes This is the correct option.

The message sets the focus on the result of applying the regulations. The result has a positive effect on rivers and lakes and this is expressed through an adjective in the comparative form:cleaner . Therefore, the reader will be affected by this since all he / she probably wants is to have clean lakes and rivers in his / her community. He/ She certainly wants to enjoy them in his / her free time with his/ her family and friends. Also, the reader may be using the water from the rivers and lakes at home.

These options are not right:

-Clean-water regulations prevent businesses from dumping waste. ( This statement just explains what the regulations are. There is not any emotional or loaded language in it).

-The clean-water regulations are burdensome on businesses. ( The adjective "burdersome" is used to give an opinion. The speaker thinks that businesses will not comply with regulations since it is difficult for them to do so).

-Businesses should not be prevented from disposing of waste however they see fit. ( This statement is also an opinion. The speaker believes businessess should not be under any regulation because they already know that geting rid of waste is not right).