Fred Feldman's deprivationism requires that death be bad for the one who dies, yet the loss-of-capacity account conflates the process of dying with the state of being dead, smuggling in a subject where none exists.

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Conflates(in argumentation and logic): Treats two different things as if they're the same thing, or mixes them up in a way that causes confusion.
Deprivationism(as Feldman's specific theory about why death is harmful): A philosophical theory that says death is bad for you because it takes away things you would have experienced or enjoyed if you had lived longer.
Fred Feldman(as a philosopher whose theory is being discussed): A contemporary American philosopher who specializes in philosophy of death and well-being; he's known for developing theories about what makes death bad for people.
Loss-of-capacity account(as a competing explanation for why death is bad): An alternative theory that explains why death is bad by focusing on the loss of your ability to do things, think, and experience—essentially, the loss of your capacities as a living person.

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