Read the excerpt from "Career Planning for High Schoolers."According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the most popular fields of study for associate’s degree recipients between 2001–02 and 2011–12 were liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and humanities.

The excerpt cites the National Center for Education Statistics and reports a specific finding about popular fields of study over a stated period. That is factual information used to support the point. It does not tell a personal story, express a controversial opinion, or define technical terms, so the correct choice is “by presenting factual information.”

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