Loaded term
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A loaded term is a form of rhetorical manipulation in which a word or phrase which may sound like an objective observation is actually slanted in such a way as to lead the recipient towards a desired conclusion (typically using an appeal to emotion of some kind). It may also be a claim-smuggling operation.
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- Loaded terms are often used in rhetorical spin.
- If a loaded term is particularly irritating, it may also be uses as a troll phrase.