Question

Read the claim from Anna North's editorial "Why Bob Dylan Shouldn’t Have Gotten a Nobel."

Bob Dylan does not deserve the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Which sentence from the article offers a logical reason that supports the claim?

"He is a wonderful musician, a world-class songwriter and an enormously influential figure in American culture."
"When the Nobel committee gives the literature prize to a musician, it misses the opportunity to honor a writer."
"By honoring a musical icon, the committee members may have wanted to bring new cultural currency to the prize and make it feel relevant to a younger generation."
"Bob Dylan does not need a Nobel Prize in Literature, but literature needs a Nobel Prize."

Answer 1

"When the Nobel committee gives the literature prize to a musician, it misses the opportunity to honor a writer."

This sentence gives a logical reason supporting the claim: awarding the prize to a musician deprives a writer of the honor, implying Dylan shouldn’t have received it.