Read the excerpt from Franklin Roosevelt’s request for a declaration of war. No matter how long it may take us to overcome this
premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory. I believe that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us. Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger. Which phrases from the excerpt include loaded words intended to evoke a sense of fear? Select two options. “No matter how long” “defend ourselves” “premeditated invasion” “righteous might” “grave danger”
The correct options are "premeditated invasion" and "grave danger".
We refer to words such as "invasion" and "danger" as loaded words because of how immediately they stick on our mind as we hear or read them inside a phrase. This occurs because the connotation and literal meaning of them is without a doubt negative, and represent very quickly the sense of a harming threat.
