In a speech supporting taxpayer funding of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), U.S

Representative Claudine Schneider argued, "In the 25-year history of the NEA, fewer than 25 grants out
of some 85,000 have even caused a stir.

That is less than one-quarter of one-tenth of 1 percent." Rep.
Schneider is relying on what kind of supporting material?
A) comparison
B) examples
C) narration
D) statistics


D

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