Is it an argument or not?
if stem-cell research is restricted, then future cures will not materialize. if future cures do not materialize,then people will die prematurely. therefore, if stem-cell research is restricted, then people will die prematurely.

Athens had extensive farmland to feed its people. Athens was protected by its location high up on a hill. Athens was surrounded by rivers, which made it difficult to enter the city. Athens was located inland, which made it difficult to invade by sea.