Read the passage from chapter 14 of the prince. a prince ought to have no other aim or thought, nor select anything else for his study, than war and its rules and discipline; for this is the sole art that belongs to him who rules, and it is of such force that it not only upholds those who are born princes, but it often enables men to rise from a private station to that rank. and, on the contrary, it is seen that when princes have thought more of ease than of arms they have lost their states. and the first cause of your losing it is to neglect this art; and what enables you to acquire a state is to be master of the art. francesco sforza, through being martial, from a private person became duke of milan; and the sons, through avoiding the hardships and troubles of arms, from dukes became private persons. for among other evils which being unarmed brings you, it causes you to be despised, and this is one of those ignominies against which a prince ought to guard himself, as is shown later on. what type of evidence does machiavelli use to support his claim that a prince should have no aim other than war and its rules and discipline? logical evidence anecdotal evidence empirical evidence both logical and anecdotal evidence

The Prince, by Niccolo Machiavelli, was written in 1513 in Florence, the city where he lived, at the time when Lorenzo de´ Medici ruled it and pope Julius II was head of the Catholic Church. Machiavelli did not believe in the principles of ruling set by both philosophy and Christianity, but rather supported principles of harshness and even brutality when it came for a prince or ruler to keep his/her power. In fact, he encouraged the rulers of his time, especially the Medici, to use any and all means for the sake of retaining their power, because this would mean order and peace for the then constantly warring states of the Italian peninsula. What is important to know about The Prince is that Machiavelli did not attempt to philosophize on ruling and ruling principles, but rather create a how-to guide for rulers and he tended to use real-life examples to reinforce his ideas. This is why, in the passage here, he mentions an example like Francesco Sforza, a real historical character. Because Machiavelli wants through historical facts and data reinforce his point on the correct principles that make up a prince especially in the arts of war and battle. The correct answer then is anecdotal evidence.

Machiavelli uses both logical and anecdotal evidence.

He states that a prince should have no  aim another tahn war and its rules in discipline. He gives an example, the one of Francesco Sforza, he had the characteristics that Machiavelli describes, so he became Duke of Milan. His sons were born with the high position their father gained, they were peacefull and calm, they ended up loosing the rank.  Examples like these are the anecdotal evidence, the proof that in reality Machiavelli's ideas happen.

The logical evidence is given in the passage "For amongother evils wich being unarmed brings you, ir causes you to de despised, and this is one of those ignominies against wich a price ought to guard himself...". Here he shows us the logical consecuence of being peacefull, if the prince doesn't master the art of war, everyone will see he is weak and the ones who want power will take it from him.

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