Question

Read the excerpt.

Summer break was not originally created for students to take unnecessary vacations. Originally, it existed so that children could help their parents on the farm during the busiest harvest seasons. Few kids today, especially in urban areas, need that kind of time off. This long, useless time off mostly only serves to make students forget half of what they learned the previous school year. Let’s stop draining students’ brains and make school year-round.

What purpose does the author’s use of loaded language serve?

to attack the supporters of summer vacation
to warn about the disadvantages of summer vacation
to make the argument for year-round schools more persuasive
to prove that year-round school is more beneficial to students

Answer 1

To make the argument for year-round schools more persuasive.

The loaded words ("unnecessary," "long, useless time off," "draining students' brains") appeal to readers' emotions and bias them against summer break, strengthening the case for year-round schooling rather than providing proof.