They will feed on barley-meal and flour of wheat, baking and kneading them, making noble cakes and loaves; these they will serve
up on a mat of reeds or on clean leaves, themselves reclining the while upon beds strewn with yew or myrtle. And they and their children will feast, drinking of the wine which they have made, wearing garlands on their heads, and hymning the praises of the gods, in happy converse with one another. And they will take care that their families do not exceed their means; having an eye to poverty or war. –The Republic,
Plato
How does this excerpt support Plato’s claim that people in a good society live comfortably but responsibly?
It uses abductive reasoning based on trends that Plato has noticed in his society.
It uses deductive reasoning based on the premise that people need different things.
It uses inductive reasoning based on specific examples of people living this way.
It uses deductive reasoning based on the assumption that people never exceed their means.
