In a problem-and-solution essay the purpose is to present a problematic situation and then one or more suitable solutions to solve it which are supported by evidence, and arguments. Due to this, one of the first steps to write a problem-and-solution essay is to gather information or details to find a problematic situation, then solutions to it, and evidence to support the solutions. This can be done by looking for articles, news or similar that help you to think about problematic situations, looking for examples of other problem-and-solution essays or even conduction a survey, in this way you can gather information about people's perspective of problematic situations and how to solve them. Thus, one way of gathering details for a problem-and-solution essay is to conduct a survey.
