aif version: AIF-Core-2011
mesh aif profile: 1.0
exported at: 2026-08-30T19:16:42.974Z
attestation:
  identifier: ByAY6Ei1
  argument id: cmonf7pd3001v8clbko8ejhlu
  permalink: https://www.isonomia.app/a/ByAY6Ei1
  version: 1
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  iso id: iso:argument:ByAY6Ei1
  iso url: https://www.isonomia.app/iso/argument/ByAY6Ei1
  retrieved at: 2026-08-30T19:16:42.848Z
  created at: 2026-05-01T21:24:21.858Z
  updated at: 2026-05-01T21:43:43.498Z
  conclusion:
    claim id: cmonf0sqe000p8croshlm7jzz
    text: TODO (mediator-side synthesis claim): even under uncertainty about the strength of the causal link, a precautionary policy stance toward adolescent smartphone access is justified. (Used as a synthesis target for arguments from both sides.)
  premises:
    claim id: cmonf0s7x000n8crow66hswgn
    text: TODO: a claim summarizing the (currently sparse) intervention-study evidence — natural experiments, staggered phone bans, deactivation RCTs — and what it does and doesn't show.
    is implicit: false
  scheme:
    id: cmghcuqw50009zq6mungs49z2
    key: practical_reasoning
    name: Practical Reasoning (Goal→Means→Ought)
    canonical key: practical_reasoning
    catalogue health:
      is argument pattern: true
      is dialogue meta: false
      is test placeholder: false
      canonical key: practical_reasoning
      cluster tag missing: false
      fingerprint materialised: true
  evidence: TODO — natural-experiment evidence (e.g. staggered phone bans)
    evidence id: cmonf7qsp001y8clbgd4qkd0n
    uri: TODO-url-for-natural-experiment-evidence
  evidence: TODO — natural-experiment evidence (e.g. staggered phone bans)
    evidence id: cmonfbw9e001o8ckswr2ymjiy
    uri: TODO-url-for-natural-experiment-evidence
  evidence: Beland & Murphy — Ill Communication: Technology, Distraction & Student Performance (LSE CEP DP1350, 2015)
    evidence id: cmonfjefy001o8cklamlpvh4g
    uri: https://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/dp1350.pdf
    citation: Banning mobile phones in schools improved student test scores, with the largest gains for low-achieving and disadvantaged pupils.
    archived url: https://web.archive.org/web/20260501213333/https://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/dp1350.pdf
    archived at: 2026-05-01T21:33:38.169Z
  evidence: UNESCO — Smartphones in school only when they clearly support learning (2023 GEM Report)
    evidence id: cmonfjefy001p8cklyl5cys2w
    uri: https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/smartphones-school-only-when-they-clearly-support-learning
    citation: UNESCO calls for a ban on smartphones in schools where their use is not clearly demonstrated to support learning.
    archived url: https://web.archive.org/web/20260501213346/https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/smartphones-school-only-when-they-clearly-support-learning
    archived at: 2026-05-01T21:33:54.518Z
  evidence: Beland & Murphy — Ill Communication: Technology, Distraction & Student Performance (LSE CEP DP1350, 2015)
    evidence id: cmonfwn3e001t8c3fb1h8om3u
    uri: https://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/dp1350.pdf
    citation: Banning mobile phones in schools improved student test scores, with the largest gains for low-achieving and disadvantaged pupils.
    archived url: https://web.archive.org/web/20260501213333/https://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/dp1350.pdf
    archived at: 2026-05-01T21:43:55.506Z
  evidence: UNESCO — Smartphones in school only when they clearly support learning (2023 GEM Report)
    evidence id: cmonfwn3e001u8c3flydd624s
    uri: https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/smartphones-school-only-when-they-clearly-support-learning
    citation: UNESCO calls for a ban on smartphones in schools where their use is not clearly demonstrated to support learning.
    archived url: https://web.archive.org/web/20260501213346/https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/smartphones-school-only-when-they-clearly-support-learning
    archived at: 2026-05-01T21:43:53.600Z
  structured citations: TODO — natural-experiment evidence (e.g. staggered phone bans)
    id: cmonf7qsp001y8clbgd4qkd0n
    url: TODO-url-for-natural-experiment-evidence
    accessed at: 2026-05-01T21:27:38.610Z
  structured citations: TODO — natural-experiment evidence (e.g. staggered phone bans)
    id: cmonfbw9e001o8ckswr2ymjiy
    url: TODO-url-for-natural-experiment-evidence
    accessed at: 2026-05-01T21:27:38.610Z
  structured citations: Beland & Murphy — Ill Communication: Technology, Distraction & Student Performance (LSE CEP DP1350, 2015)
    id: cmonfjefy001o8cklamlpvh4g
    url: https://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/dp1350.pdf
    publisher: cep.lse.ac.uk
    accessed at: 2026-05-01T21:33:38.169Z
    archived at: 2026-05-01T21:33:38.169Z
    archived url: https://web.archive.org/web/20260501213333/https://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/dp1350.pdf
    quote: Banning mobile phones in schools improved student test scores, with the largest gains for low-achieving and disadvantaged pupils.
    quote anchor:
      selector: Banning mobile phones in schools improved student test scores, with the largest gains for low-achieving and disadvantaged pupils.
      type: text-quote
  structured citations: UNESCO — Smartphones in school only when they clearly support learning (2023 GEM Report)
    id: cmonfjefy001p8cklyl5cys2w
    url: https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/smartphones-school-only-when-they-clearly-support-learning
    publisher: unesco.org
    accessed at: 2026-05-01T21:33:54.518Z
    archived at: 2026-05-01T21:33:54.518Z
    archived url: https://web.archive.org/web/20260501213346/https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/smartphones-school-only-when-they-clearly-support-learning
    quote: UNESCO calls for a ban on smartphones in schools where their use is not clearly demonstrated to support learning.
    quote anchor:
      selector: UNESCO calls for a ban on smartphones in schools where their use is not clearly demonstrated to support learning.
      type: text-quote
  structured citations: Beland & Murphy — Ill Communication: Technology, Distraction & Student Performance (LSE CEP DP1350, 2015)
    id: cmonfwn3e001t8c3fb1h8om3u
    url: https://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/dp1350.pdf
    publisher: cep.lse.ac.uk
    accessed at: 2026-05-01T21:43:55.506Z
    archived at: 2026-05-01T21:43:55.506Z
    archived url: https://web.archive.org/web/20260501213333/https://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/dp1350.pdf
    quote: Banning mobile phones in schools improved student test scores, with the largest gains for low-achieving and disadvantaged pupils.
    quote anchor:
      selector: Banning mobile phones in schools improved student test scores, with the largest gains for low-achieving and disadvantaged pupils.
      type: text-quote
  structured citations: UNESCO — Smartphones in school only when they clearly support learning (2023 GEM Report)
    id: cmonfwn3e001u8c3flydd624s
    url: https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/smartphones-school-only-when-they-clearly-support-learning
    publisher: unesco.org
    accessed at: 2026-05-01T21:43:53.600Z
    archived at: 2026-05-01T21:43:53.600Z
    archived url: https://web.archive.org/web/20260501213346/https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/smartphones-school-only-when-they-clearly-support-learning
    quote: UNESCO calls for a ban on smartphones in schools where their use is not clearly demonstrated to support learning.
    quote anchor:
      selector: UNESCO calls for a ban on smartphones in schools where their use is not clearly demonstrated to support learning.
      type: text-quote
  critical questions:
    scheme key: practical_reasoning
    total: 6
    unanswered:
      cq key: PR.ALTERNATIVES
      text: Is there a better alternative than A to achieve G?
      attack kind: REBUTS
      scheme key: practical_reasoning
      premise type: ASSUMPTION
      is scheme required: false
      inherited from parent scheme: false
      challenged: false
      challenge count: 0
      cq requires evidence: false
      cq burden: PROPONENT
      answer self canonical: false
      answer author kind: HUMAN
      status: missing
    unanswered:
      cq key: PR.FEASIBILITY
      text: Is A feasible for the agent (ability, resources, time)?
      attack kind: UNDERMINES
      scheme key: practical_reasoning
      premise type: ASSUMPTION
      is scheme required: false
      inherited from parent scheme: false
      challenged: false
      challenge count: 0
      cq requires evidence: false
      cq burden: PROPONENT
      answer self canonical: false
      answer author kind: HUMAN
      status: missing
    unanswered:
      cq key: PR.GOAL_ACCEPTED
      text: Is the goal/value G explicit and acceptable?
      attack kind: UNDERMINES
      scheme key: practical_reasoning
      premise type: ASSUMPTION
      is scheme required: false
      inherited from parent scheme: false
      challenged: false
      challenge count: 0
      cq requires evidence: false
      cq burden: PROPONENT
      answer self canonical: false
      answer author kind: HUMAN
      status: missing
    unanswered:
      cq key: PR.MEANS_EFFECTIVE
      text: Will doing A actually achieve G in the present context?
      attack kind: UNDERCUTS
      scheme key: practical_reasoning
      premise type: ORDINARY
      is scheme required: true
      inherited from parent scheme: false
      challenged: false
      challenge count: 0
      cq requires evidence: false
      cq burden: PROPONENT
      answer self canonical: false
      answer author kind: HUMAN
      status: missing
    unanswered:
      cq key: PR.PERMISSIBILITY
      text: Is doing A permissible/appropriate given norms or constraints?
      attack kind: REBUTS
      scheme key: practical_reasoning
      premise type: ASSUMPTION
      is scheme required: false
      inherited from parent scheme: false
      challenged: false
      challenge count: 0
      cq requires evidence: false
      cq burden: PROPONENT
      answer self canonical: false
      answer author kind: HUMAN
      status: missing
    unanswered:
      cq key: PR.SIDE_EFFECTS
      text: Do negative consequences of A outweigh achieving G?
      attack kind: REBUTS
      cq status id: cmonfkcak002a8ckl0hpdircg
      scheme key: practical_reasoning
      premise type: ASSUMPTION
      is scheme required: false
      inherited from parent scheme: false
      cq status enum: DISPUTED
      challenged: false
      challenge count: 0
      cq requires evidence: false
      cq burden: PROPONENT
      answer self canonical: false
      answer author kind: HUMAN
      status: disputed
  deliberation: Showcase: Smartphones, social media, and adolescent mental health

cmonf0s7x000n8crow66hswgn
type: InformationNode
text: TODO: a claim summarizing the (currently sparse) intervention-study evidence — natural experiments, staggered phone bans, deactivation RCTs — and what it does and doesn't show.

cmonf0sqe000p8croshlm7jzz
type: InformationNode
text: TODO (mediator-side synthesis claim): even under uncertainty about the strength of the causal link, a precautionary policy stance toward adolescent smartphone access is justified. (Used as a synthesis target for arguments from both sides.)

Premise
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to: S:cmonf7pd3001v8clbko8ejhlu

Conclusion
from: S:cmonf7pd3001v8clbko8ejhlu
to: I:cmonf0sqe000p8croshlm7jzz

PR.SIDE EFFECTS
type: CriticalQuestion
key: PR.SIDE_EFFECTS
status: disputed

hasCriticalQuestion
from: S:cmonf7pd3001v8clbko8ejhlu

incoming attacks: 0
incoming supports: 3
incoming attack edges: 2
critical questions required: 6
critical questions answered: 0
critical questions open: 6
standing score: 0.5
is tested: false
testedness: lightly_tested
standing state: tested-attacked
standing depth:
  challengers: 1
  independent reviewers: 3
  last challenged at: 2026-05-01T21:45:19.174Z
  last defended at: 2026-05-01T21:24:45.734Z
  confidence: moderate
fitness breakdown:
  total: 1.1
  components:
    cq answered:
      count: 0
      weight: 1
      contribution: 0
    support edges:
      count: 3
      weight: 0.5
      contribution: 1.5
    attack edges:
      count: 2
      weight: -0.7
      contribution: -1.4
    attack c as:
      count: 0
      weight: -1
      contribution: 0
    evidence with provenance:
      count: 4
      weight: 0.25
      contribution: 1
  weights:
    cq answered: 1
    support edges: 0.5
    attack edges: -0.7
    attack c as: -1
    evidence with provenance: 0.25

Showcase: Smartphones, social media, and adolescent mental health
id: cmokxn8sk00008c31xk97r1ap

id: TODO-mediator-auth-id
kind: HUMAN

scheme key: practical_reasoning
groups:
  ORDINARY:
    cq count: 1
    aif exposure: exposed
  ASSUMPTION:
    cq count: 5
    aif exposure: absent
  EXCEPTION:
    cq count: 0
    aif exposure: absent
lossy: true