BASH Array of Inputs to JSON

#!/bin/bash
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list=("fname" "lname" "phone" "dob")
args=""
for f in ${list[@]}; do
  read -p "${f}: " a
  args+="--arg $f '$a' "
done
eval jq -n $args '\$ARGS.named'