Why do pre-Qin philosophers like to quote poems in the Book of Songs in their reasoning?

The pre-Qin philosophers often quoted the Book of Songs the most, such as Mencius, Xunzi, Mozi Zhuangzi, Han Feizi and others. When they argue, they often like to use some sentences in the Book of Songs as arguments. Why did the pre-Qin philosophers like to quote the poems in the Book of Songs when they argued and argued in the Ming Dynasty?

In fact, when we love writing, we also love to quote other people's good poems. In fact, while enhancing the persuasiveness of cultural theory, we also want to make ourselves look very cultured.

First of all, we should know that The Book of Songs is the earliest collection of poems in ancient China, which has a very high status in both ancient and modern times. Confucius once summarized the purpose of the Book of Songs as innocence, and often educated his children to read the Book of Songs as a standard for making a statement and doing things. Confucius is a great thinker and educator in our country. The book of songs has such a high position in Confucius' mind, which shows how much people respected it at that time.

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu regarded The Book of Songs as a Confucian classic, so its status was higher. Let's talk about the content of the Book of Songs, which has reflected various aspects such as labor and love, oppression and resistance, marriage and customs, war and so on. In short, the content is very rich.

In pre-Qin hundred schools of thought, when reasoning, people often like to quote the Book of Songs, because quoting more sentences in the Book of Songs can enhance the persuasiveness of the article and make others feel very reasonable. Furthermore, The Book of Songs is a very classic work, which contains many things worth learning.

On weekdays, we should also be familiar with The Book of Songs. When reasoning, we can also skillfully introduce very classic sentences in the Book of Songs, just like the pre-Qin philosophers, to enhance the persuasiveness of our reasoning.