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:
What type of evidence does Machiavelli most use to
support the argument that it is better for a prince to be
feared than loved?
empirical evidence in the form of observation
O historical evidence in the form of comparisons
Ological evidence in the form of generalizations
Ological evidence in the form of inductive reasoning