Avocado farmers get a higher price for their crop when avocados are more difficult to find in grocery stores. However, the price of avocados drops when the crop is abundant. Therefore, it makes sense that when a large avocado crop comes in, farmers should hold back a portion of it in refrigerated warehouses, hoping for a higher price in the future. This year’s avocado crop is the smallest since the late 1990s. Nonetheless, avocado farmers may hold back a portion of their crops because _______.Which of the following best completes the passage?

About a third of the questions that appear in the GMAT verbal section are critical reasoning questions.Typical questions that appear in critical reasoning (GMAT CR) include strengthening an argument, weakening an argument, identifying the assumption of an argument, mimic the reasoning, identify the reasoning, conclusion, inference, bold faced statements, and evaluating an argument.

Each of the critical reasoning questions is based on a short argument, a set of statements, or a plan of action.