According to Steven C. Combs in "Sun-zi and the Art of War: The Rhetoric of Parsimony", warfare is "used as a metaphor for rhetoric, and that both are philosophically based arts."
Menurut Steven C. Combs dalam "Sun-zi and the Art of War: The Rhetoric of Parsimony" ", medan peperangan "digunakan sebagai metafora untuk retorika, dan bahwa keduanya secara filosofis didasarkan pada seni."