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by cvoss 386 days ago
> Dr. Fukuyama, when you plant the word "against" adjacent to the phrase "life extension," you've earned an "F" in Longevity Strawman Arguments, Volume 1.

> ...

> Fukuyama's syllogism boils down to:

> Change is necessary

> Death creates change

> Therefore, death is necessary

> By that logic, we'd still accept smallpox as the price of social dynamism.

If your first sentence accuses your opponent of using a strawman (I think that's what that sentence means... the double negative metaphor of failing a strawman class is confusing me), you had better make sure your conclusion isn't a strawman.