What is the error in the following paragraph?
Advertisers use many tricks to get people to buy their products. Some people will buy anything that is on television. One such trick is called the bandwagon technique. It could also be called the "Everybody Else Is Doing It" technique. Simply put, advertisers show or tell you that numerous other people have already purchased the product.; Further, the people love it. If other people use and love the product, then so should you. When watching television or reading magazines and newspapers, keep your eye out for this trick of the trade.
A.There is no topic sentence.
B.The quotation marks are used incorrectly.
C.The facts stated in the paragraph are inaccurate and untrue.
D.The second sentence disrupts the flow of the paragraph's ideas.***
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D. The second sentence disrupts the flow of the paragraph's ideas.
To identify the error, we need to analyze the paragraph's structure. The first sentence introduces the topic of advertisers using tricks to get people to buy their products. The third sentence introduces the bandwagon technique and provides an alternative name for it. The fourth and fifth sentences explain how this technique works by showing or telling that numerous people have already purchased the product and love it. The last sentence concludes by advising readers to be aware of the trick.
The error lies in the second sentence, which states, "Some people will buy anything that is on television." This sentence interrupts the flow of ideas in the paragraph. It does not directly relate to the topic of advertisers using tricks but instead makes a general statement about some people's purchasing behavior. This disrupts the organization and coherence of the paragraph. Therefore, option D is correct.