Description
For each problem and solution below, make a list of readers’ likely objections to the solution offered. Then propose a solution of your own, and explain why you think it’s more workable than the original.
Problem 1: Future deficits in the Social Security system
Solution 1: Raise the age of retirement to seventy-two.
Problem 2: Severe grade inflation in college courses
Solution 2: Require a prescribed distribution of grades in every class: 10% A; 20% B; 40% C; 20% D; 10% F.
Problem 3: Increasing rates of obesity in the general population
Solution 3: Ban the sale of high-fat sandwiches and entrees in fast-food restaurants.
Problem 4: Increase in sexual assaults on and around campus
Solution 2: Require a prescribed distribution of grades in every class: 10% A; 20% B; 40% C; 20% D; 10% F.
