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When $\sigma\in\Gamma(E)$ and $\sigma(p)\neq 0$, why can't we define $d\sigma_p$? Since $\sigma$ is a smooth map from $M$ to $E$, $d\sigma_p$ should be a linear map from $T_pM$ to $T_{\sigma(p)}E$.
