Answer:
would it be A? im not totally sure
Explanation:
not exactly sure if thats correct
The purpose of persuasive writing is to persuade the reader into agreeing to something or agreeing to do something.
So, I think that the most loaded word is "sharply" : it provides a judgement: that the split over the issue was very big ("sharp"). The other words could be used to just describe the situation (although the situation is loaded itself).
From what I remember one of the themes I think it is about growing trust i i believe or it was growing up but correct me if I'm wrong.