has three main impacts on the economy, such as the increase of oil prices, financial downturns and it offers the opportunity to develop renewable energies.
"Just to clarify- for those that do not know" (I will continue in the comments)
Answer:
O Machiavelli uses logical evidence through historical examples to support his claim.
Explanation:
Niccolo Machiavelli's "The Prince" is a treatise that contains how princely states must be ruled and made to be obedient. It also details how rulers must act and do things in such a way to maintain power and authority over the state for a longer duration.
In the given passage/ excerpt, Machiavelli used historical evidence/ example to authenticate his argument that suggests that rulers of any state can be cruel if they are to rule over it for a long time. This is not only to maintain power over the state, but it is also needed for the security of the state and himself. Taking an example from <em>"Agathocles, the Sicilian King of Syracuse"</em>, Machiavelli mentions how the king <em>"assembled the people and the senate of Syracuse as if he had to discuss with them things relating to the Republic, and at a given signal the soldiers killed all the senators and the richest of the people"</em> and seize the power for himself without the need to directly hurt the common people.
Thus, the correct answer is the third option.
