Gordon: I found three comic books at the store that I wanted. But they cost more than I wanted to pay, so I left them for now.Ryan: What do you mean, “for now”?Gordon: Well, I’ll go back in a week when the new issues have come out and buy the comics I wanted at 50 percent off.Which of the following, if true, would strengthen Gordon’s logic?

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.