Most problems can be solved given unlimited time, vast sums of money, revisions to the laws of physics, or changes in human nature. If your solution requires any or all of these, however, your readers are likely to question its practicality. Before you start drafting your essay, ensure that your solution is feasible by asking whether your solution can be implemented

Consider as well how your readers’ needs, interests, and backgrounds will affect their responses to your solution. For example, if your readers have strong religious beliefs about the use of birth control, they probably won’t react favorably to a proposal to reduce teenage pregnancies by requiring public schools to dispense contraceptives.

Finally, consider potential objections to your solution. If your solution requires funding or resources that might be used for other purposes, for example, ask whether readers will object to reducing funding for those purposes. If you think that your readers will not accept the trade-offs associated with your solution, take another look at it. You might be able to modify your solution to account for likely objections, or you might want to prepare an argument about why the trade-offs are better than just leaving things as they are.