Take Foot. Stick in Mouth.

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Take Foot. Stick in Mouth.

• LOADED LANGUAGE

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Denotation

• The dictionary meaning or definition of a word.
• Pig male or female swine
• Muriel Harris pg. 224

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Connotation

• Group of ideas implied but not directly
  indicated by the word. Connotation conveys
  attitudes and emotional overtones, either
  positive or negative, beyond the direct
  definition.
• Pig sloppiness, dirt, fat
• Muriel Harris pg. 224

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Loaded Words

• Words or phrases which have strong emotional
  overtones or connotations and which evoke
  strongly positive or negative reactions beyond
  their literal meaning.
• Pig ?
• http//www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Loaded_words

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Examples of Loaded Words

• Ruler TYRANT
• Powerful person WARLORD
• Killing EXECUTION

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Your Examples.
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Positive or Negative?

• 1. Cheap v. thrifty
• Extroverted v. loud
• Traditional v. old-fashioned
• 4. Loner v. introvert
• 5. Paranoid v. scared

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Putting Loaded Words into Practice

• You must include 3 examples of loaded words into
  your narrative essay assignment. Each example
  must be underlined for identification. If the
  loaded words are not underlined, I will assume
  you did not use them in your essay.