Read the following excerpt from Emma Goldman's essay Anarchism: What It Really Stands For.
What, then, are the objections? First, Anarchism is impractical, though a beautiful ideal. Second, Anarchism stands for violence and destruction, hence it must be repudiated as vile and dangerous. Both the intelligent man and the ignorant mass judge not from a thorough knowledge of the subject, but either from hearsay or false interpretation.
Goldman uses a rhetorical question followed by a list. Why would she use this style in an essay?
It helps to keep the reader's interest and to summarize the information for them.
It allows the reader to understand there are two issues.
It summarizes her argument for the reader so if they're confused, maybe they'll understand with smaller sentences.
It illustrates the superiority of her argument.