This article makes the classic mistake of equating correlation to causation. Just because the teen suicide rate has risen during the same time period as the rise of technology does not mean that one caused the other. The aspects of this article about Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and the greater Silicon Valley community makes it feel like this article is suggesting some kind of conspiracy. Overall, this article makes pretty big claims with no support and then tells some anecdotes about famous people.

This article uses both an Appeal to Authority and a Strawman Fallacy. The appeal to authority occurs when the author creates an argument around how Bill Gates and Steve Jobs control their children's use of technology, as if they are the two authorities in this area because of their backgrounds in tech. The strawman fallacy is that just because Gates and Jobs monitor their childrens' screentime that children being on their phones at all is somehow dangerous or bad. Here is the author's claim which is never backed up: "And recent research has found the teen suicide rate in the US now eclipses the homicide rate, with smartphones as the driving force." In reality, any concerned parent should monitor their childrens' use of tech, and most families do. Chris Weller never gives detailed information on how many hours a day each parent allowed their children to use smartphones and other devices. He also never created an argument as to why too much screen time is harmful. He simply provided links to other resources that do make the case, which is lazy journalism and reveals this article to be nothing more than clickbait.

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs limiting their child's phone time, or the general rise in technology doesn't mean that phone time is raising suicide rates. This article lacks the reliable sources to back up its claims but the ultimate reason is there is no causation, only correlation.

The author, Chris Weller, struggles to supply a logical argument with supporting evidence in this article. Correlation w/o causation when referencing the rise of technology to suicide rates of teenagers. Appeal to authority when citing Jobs and Gates children's use of smartphones. Speculation as to why. And of the few links he provides, two of them link to the same article that he wrote two months earlier. Overall, if he'd provided more sources, he could've overcome the fallacies.

It’s incorrect!!!