Basilburg shop owner: If we want to save our downtown shopping area, we need to rally together to protest the opening of a DiscountPalace on the outskirts of town! Why, I looked into this issue, and did you know that DiscountPalace opened stores in the last five years in Mosora, Miggeville, and St. David? And all three of those towns experienced the bankruptcies of at least 20 percent of their downtown shopping area stores! They didn’t rally to protect their small businesses. Do we want that to happen in Basilburg?The shop owner quoted above could strengthen her argument with which of the following facts, if true?

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.