A loaded word is a word that not only informs but also caries some emotion with it, such as condemning, exciting, praising.
In the statement above the loaded word is "crushing" - it makes a qualitative statement about the defeat: it was a very definite defeat.
look for first person words. I, me, my mine, etc. referring to oneself
The correct answer cannot be any of the other choices besides, sequence.
If the answer was "Adding an Idea" it would have to be furthermore, yet, in addition, and other choices.
The only category "Afterword" belongs in is a sequence.
