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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