36. Education can function to aid an individual in his or her personal development. Attendance in college, for instance, can lead to an appreciation of “culture" in its more limited sense, such as a love for music, art, and literature. Also, education has been found to alter a person's values and attitudes, to increase tolerance toward minorities, raise political interest, and produce a greater concern for civil liberties.
If the writer had written "education does function" instead of "education can function," we could characterize the tone as which of the following?(A) absolute(B) indecisive(C) intolerant(D) humorous