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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 crushin…

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 crushin…
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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

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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.
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