Question

weapons and armor are a countrys tools of violence. a warlike country, however huge and safe it may be, will end up declining and endangering its populace. military force cannot be entirely eliminated nor used all the time. teach people military arts when they are free from farming in order to equip them with a sense of military decorum and morale. . . . confucius said,
ot teaching people how to fight is the same as discarding them.\ hence military might serves to benefit the realm. this is the gist of the art of war. what evidence does taizong use to support his argument? the indication that all people can learn military arts the fact that war leads to a declining population the rules of military force a quote from confucius

Explanation:

To determine the evidence Taizong uses, we analyze each option:

• The first option: The passage doesn't indicate all people can learn military arts.
• The second option: The passage states a warlike country declines, but not that war leads to population decline as evidence for his argument.
• The third option: The rules of military force are discussed, but not as evidence for his argument.
• The fourth option: Taizong includes a quote from Confucius ("Not teaching people how to fight is the same as discarding them") to support his argument about military might benefiting the realm.

Answer:

D. a quote from Confucius