Argumentative Essay

Topic: Do Smartphones Pose a Risk to Our Lives?

Smartphone is one of the gadgets which offers advanced technologies that are importance in
our daily routine work. Smartphone can do almost everything and it is becoming an essential
part of life which provide all the facilities what a user need in daily life. According to research
from Pew Research Center (2020), people generally spend an average of 9 hours on their
smartphone every day due to the epidemic issue. People often using smartphone during the
lockdown for the work, studies and for spend their times. However, becoming addicted to the
use of a smartphone can be harmful to the user's brain and health.

Smartphone include improved capability that allows users to connect with friends,
family, coworkers, and the majority of the world's population quickly. In 2019, most people
should work from home due to the epidemic. They use their phones to connect with one
another via websites such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Hangout.

Smartphones also enhance education, especially in children. With simple access to

information and useful content, children can have a more engaging learning through watching
education videos and playing education applications. They can also effortlessly search the
internet for information on a certain subject. This is one of the advantages of having a
smartphone, but it does come with some disadvantages.

On the other hand, smartphone may be harmful to users and have a detrimental impact
on our brain. It has the potential to make our brains lazy. “The more we rely on these kind of
information aids or resources, the less effort and processing our brains actually do,” said UNC
Health neurologist Daniel Kaufer, MD. To put it another way, because our brains do not have
to work as hard to gather knowledge, we do not retain it as effectively. Smartphones have
also been proved to be harmful to your health. Smartphones produce radiofrequency energy
that can be absorbed by the body's tissues.

In conclusion, smartphones offer numerous benefits, but they also have drawbacks that
might create a variety of health issues in our everyday lives.

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2. Dan. Kaufer. MD (October 8th 2020) UNC Health Talk, Your brain on
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https://thewell.unc.edu/2020/10/08/your-brain-on-smartphone/

3. Andrew. P (June 28th 2017). Pew Research Center. 10 Facts About

Smartphones.
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