Read the following quote:
The average American adult is saddled with two or three colds per year, according to the CDC (kids can get up to ten), and between five and
ten percent of us get the flu - with tens of thousands of people ending up in the hospital.- Good Housekeeping
You are writing a blog on your favorite home remedies for fighting a cold. Should this quote be paraphrased or directly quoted, and why?

It should be directly quoted because government statistics are more persuasive than personal stories.

It should be directly quoted because the original language is memorable.

It should be paraphrased because statistics are not appropriate for a personal blog.
It should be paraphrased because the information can easily be given in your own words.