Answer:
A. Old Lights preachers believed religion should be practiced in a rational way while New Lights preachers propagated emotion in religion.
Explanation:
The terms "Old Light" and "New Light" were just two forms of the same religions that differs only in their ways of thinking or approach to their faith. Old Light represents those 'old, traditional' believers while the New Light represents those who are adapt more of the 'new modernized and revised' approach.
These two terms were first used during the First Great Awakening in Britain during the 18th Century which later spreads to the American colonies. They generally refer to the Congregationalists and Baptists in New England who took different stands on the Great Awakening. Old Lights preachers believed religion should be practiced in a rational way while New Lights preachers propagated emotion in religion.
The correct choice is option A.
The author's attitude is the tone. This sets up mood, which is the reader's feelings toward the text. I often teach these together because they can be so confusing. Syntax is just the arrangement of words, which is often seen in poetry as this is where it is most effective. Diction is simply the choice of words, which is part of tone but not the full definition of tone. C is the correct answer.
