Question

read this excerpt from ani’s evaluation of dan deluca’s argument in his article “dylan’s nobel prize settles debate: rock lyrics are poetry.” deluca offers a haphazard patchwork of reasoning and evidence that leaves the reader wondering whether he believes his own claim. he remains focused on dylan’s body of work, quoting not only supporters of the nobel committee’s choice, but also detractors. deluca also includes a liberal sampling of dylan’s song lyrics, but he largely leaves them to speak for themselves. what evidence from the article best supports ani’s evaluation? select two options. “the swedish academy’s decision to honor dylan set off an online debate, with scottish trainspotting novelist irvine welsh calling it ‘an ill conceived nostalgia award wrenched from the rancid prostates of senile, gibbering hippies.’” “on one end of dylan’s songwriting spectrum is the vengeful, resolute, and timeless ‘masters of war’... it’s high dudgeon at its finest: ‘let me ask you one question: is your money that good? / will it buy you forgiveness? do you think that it could?’” “many of dylan’s most fervently loved songs—some of which actually are love songs—date from the 1960s, and his being honored at age 75 can be seen as an ultimate affirmation for the baby boomer generation.”

Explanation:

1. Ani's evaluation states DeLuca uses a "haphazard patchwork of reasoning" that includes quoting both supporters and detractors of Dylan's Nobel Prize, and includes Dylan's lyrics without deep analysis.
2. The first option provides a detractor's quote (Irvine Welsh), which matches Ani's claim that DeLuca includes detractors.
3. The second option includes a direct sample of Dylan's song lyrics, which matches Ani's note that DeLuca includes a "liberal sampling of Dylan's song lyrics" and leaves them to speak for themselves.
4. The third option only provides context about Dylan's songs and the prize's generational link, which does not align with Ani's critique of DeLuca's reasoning structure.

Answer:

• "The Swedish Academy's decision to honor Dylan set off an online debate, with Scottish Trainspotting novelist Irvine Welsh calling it 'an ill conceived nostalgia award wrenched from the rancid prostates of senile, gibbering hippies.'"
• "On one end of Dylan's songwriting spectrum is the vengeful, resolute, and timeless 'Masters Of War' . . . It's high dudgeon at its finest: 'Let me ask you one question: Is your money that good? / Will it buy you forgiveness? Do you think that it could?'"