Read the passage from chapter 17 of The Prince.
Upon this a question arises: whether it be better to be
loved than feared or feared than loved? It may be
answered that one should wish to be both, but, because
it is difficult to unite them in one person, it is much safer
to be feared than loved, when, of the two, either must be
dispensed with. Because this is to be asserted in general
of men, that they are ungrateful, fickle, false, cowardly,
covetous, and as long as you succeed they are yours
entirely; they will offer you their blood, property, life, and
children, as is said above, when the need is far distant;
but when it approaches they turn against you. And that
prince who, relying entirely on their promises, has
neglected other precautions, is ruined; because
friendships that are obtained by payments, and not by
greatness or nobility of mind, may indeed be earned, but
they are not secured, and in time of need cannot be
relied upon: and men have less scruple in offending one
What type of evidence does Machiavelli most use to
support the argument that it is better for a prince to be
feared than loved?
O empirical evidence in the form of observation
O historical evidence in the form of comparisons
O logical evidence in the form of generalizations
O logical evidence in the form of inductive reasoning