"Read the excerpt from Franklin Roosevelt’s request for a declaration of war. Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live
in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. What is the impact of the loaded language in this paragraph?
A. It establishes the speaker’s credibility. B. It creates a confident and reassuring tone. C. It calls attention to the urgency of the message. D. It sets up a contrast between the past and the future."
C. It calls attention to the urgency of the message.
Explanation:
One example of the loaded language in this excerpt is "suddenly and deliberately". The seriousness of the language and the message calls attention to the urgency of the message. The loaded language does nothing to establish the speaker's credibility. While there is a confident and reassuring tone at some points during the speech, the loaded language in this excerpt does not add to that tone. There is also no contrast between past and future.
