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Loaded words (2)

The judge’s bench, as he directs the jury, is good territory for loaded words to roam on. English law, through a tiresome oversight, gives the jury the right to decide the verdict. Many a judge will help to fill this gap in legal procedure by choosing words to help the unfortunates in their deliberations.

Are we to believe the word of this snivelling, self-confessed pervert, that of a man whose reputation is a byword for honour and integrity? (If you had thought of doing so, this is a good point at which to change your mind.)

There is a series of verb conjugations which brings out the different loading a speaker will apply to words describing him, the person he speaks to, or an absent third party. Thus: ‘I am firm; you are stubborn; he is a pig-headed fool.’

Descriptions of contests can invite us to take sides by the choice of terms, rather than by the events they report. Scotland stole a goal in the first half, but England’s efforts were rewarded in the second half when…

(Guess which side of the border the reporter comes from?) What goes for the sports section applies even more to the leader page.

The public can distinguish Labour bribes from Tory pledges. (They can certainly distinguish whose side the writer is on.)

Taken from : How To Win EVery Argument