Question

therefore, one who becomes a prince through the favour of the people ought to keep them friendly, and this he can easily do seeing they only ask not to be oppressed by him.
nabis, prince of the spartans, sustained the attack of all greece, and of a victorious roman army, and against them he defended his country and his government; and for the overcoming of this peril it was only necessary for him to make himself secure against a few, but this would not have been sufficient had the people been hostile.

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niccolò machiavelli
which statement explains the reasoning and evidence used to support the claim that a principality created by the people is easier to rule?
the argument uses deductive reasoning and logical evidence in the form of a historical example to support the claim.
the argument relies on logical evidence in the form of a historical example to draw a general conclusion that supports the claim.
the argument uses both deductive and inductive reasoning that relies on anecdotal evidence to support the claim.
the argument presents empirical evidence in the form of statistics to form deductive reasoning and support the claim.

Explanation:

Deductive reasoning starts from general principles and moves to specific conclusions. The statement about a prince keeping people friendly (a general idea about ruling) and then using the historical example of Nabis (specific evidence) fits this. The other options are incorrect: the second option's "logical evidence in the form of a historical example to draw a general conclusion" is inductive (specific to general), the third option's "anecdotal evidence" is too weak a term here, and the fourth option's "statistics" are not present.

Answer:

The argument uses deductive reasoning and logical evidence in the form of a historical example to support the claim.