Critical Reasoning (CR) | On the surface, college graduates in 1999 resembled college graduates

On the surface, college graduates in 1999 resembled college graduates of 1976; they were fairly conservative, well dressed, and interested in tradition; they respected their parents. Nevertheless, there was a deep-seated difference: a majority of the members of the class of 1999 who were surveyed in their freshman year stated that making a good income was an important reason for their decision to go to college.

The statements in the passage, if true, best support which of the following conclusions?

A.
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