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Teenagers Are Addicted To Their Smartphones By Kelly Wallace Analysis

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The general argument made by author Kelly Wallace in her work, Half of Teens Think they’re Addicted to Their Smartphones, is that teenagers are overly addicted to smartphones. More specifically, Kelly Wallace argues that parents should not get their kids phones until they are old enough to handle the responsibility of one. Kelly Wallace writes “Her children, 18-year-old triplets and a 20-year-old, didn’t own their first cell phones until they were at least a junior in high school and had a part-time job to pay for part or all of the monthly phone service.” Said by mother Janis Elspas. In this passage, Kelly Wallace is suggesting that teenagers need to prove themselves as responsible men and women before they deserve a phone. In conclusion,
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