Splurge. It also means to buy but is always used in reference to buying too much, which would give it a negative connotation, different than that of the word 'buy'.
The answer would be a or b
The bandwagon fallacy is in the insistence that good cities are good because they have rail.
Explanation:
The bandwagon fallacy is where the causation of something is confused as an effect.<u> It is the argument that because all the great cities of the country have light rail, our city too should have the same light rail system to be as good as them.</u>
This argument falls apart because the rail will not curb the problems that the passage itself talks about and then willfully ignores. I<u>n fact, bringing the rail to town will actually aggravate some of the issues mentioned here</u>. Which is why the argument becomes more weak.
The answer is : D
Because in order for the essay the be organized you have to make sure the paragraphs are on topic and the topic is clear