Read the following excerpt from Emma Goldman's essay Prisons: A Social Crime and Failure.
What is the real basis of punishment, however? The notion of a free will, the idea that man is at all times a free agent for good or evil; if he chooses the latter, he
must be made to pay the price. Although this theory has long been exploded, and thrown upon the dustheap, it continues to be applied daily by the entire machinery of
government, turning it into the most cruel and brutal tormentor of human life. The only reason for its continuance is the still more cruel notion that the greater the terror
punishment spreads, the more certain its preventative effect
Goldman uses a rhetorical question to start the paragraph. Why would she use this style in an essay?
O It helps to keep the reader's interest and summarize the information for them.
O It allows the reader to understand there are issues about punishment
O it summarizes her argument for the reader so if they're confused, maybe they'll understand with smaller sentences.
Oit illustrates the superiority of her argument.