Slote's Hypnotized Patient thought experiment is intended to show that

A. there must be more to acting freely than acting on second-order volitions with which you decisively identify.
B. to act freely is to act on second-order volitions with which you decisively identify.
C. some actions are not free.
D. it's not possible to decisively identify with one's second-order volitions.


Answer: A

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