Question

select the correct text in the passage.
read the following paragraph from a book review. which sentence contains loaded language?
an enthusiastic friend of mind recently convinced me that i needed to read rachel carson’s book, silent spring. i spent several hours working my way through the confusing and contradictory book over the weekend. i disagree with several of the arguments that carson lays out in her book. i’m not convinced that ddt is as harmful to humans and animals as she claims it is. i wonder if ms. carson intends to invent a replacement for ddt before she manages to have it banned completely.

Explanation:

To determine the sentence with loaded language, we analyze each:

• "An enthusiastic friend of mine recently convinced me that I needed to read Rachel Carson’s book, Silent Spring. I spent several hours working my way through the confusing and contradictory book over the weekend." – Descriptive but not loaded (just personal opinion on the book’s style).
• "I disagree with several of the arguments that Carson lays out in her book. I’m not convinced that DDT is as harmful to humans and animals as she claims it is." – Disagreement, but not loaded (expresses a counter - argument).
• "I wonder if Ms. Carson intends to invent a replacement for DDT before she manages to have it banned completely." – This sentence uses loaded language. It implies a negative, uncharitable view of Carson’s motives (suggesting she might be acting in bad faith by wanting to ban DDT without a replacement, rather than engaging with her actual arguments about DDT’s harm). The wording "intends to invent" and "before she manages to have it banned completely" frames her actions in a suspicious, critical way, loaded with the author’s negative bias.

Answer:

I wonder if Ms. Carson intends to invent a replacement for DDT before she manages to have it banned completely.