Question

Nico is brainstorming reasons to support this claim for his argumentative essay.

Bob Dylan deserved to win the Nobel Prize.

Which reasons would be the most effective? Select two options.

Dylan has been internationally acclaimed for more than half a century.
Dylan is first and foremost a poet, and poetry is often accompanied by music.
The effect of Dylan's music on his listeners and fans has not always been positive.
It has been almost a quarter century since an American won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
True poetry does not require music to be effective, but Dylan's lyrics work only when put to music.

Answer 1

- Dylan has been internationally acclaimed for more than half a century.
- Dylan is first and foremost a poet, and poetry is often accompanied by music.

These two points most directly support the claim that he deserved the Nobel Prize (enduring international impact and framing his lyrics as literary poetry).