Slote's Hypnotized Patient thought experiment is intended to show that
A) some actions are not free.
B) there must be more to acting freely than acting on second-order volitions with which you decisively identify.
C) to act freely is to act on second-order volitions with which you decisively identify.
D) it's not possible to decisively identify with one's second-order volitions.

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Slote's Hypnotized Patient thought experiment challenges the view that acting freely merely involves acting on second-order volitions with which one decisively identifies. It suggests that even if a person acts on such volitions, if those volitions are the result of manipulation (e.g., hypnosis), the person's actions may not be truly free.

Slote's Hypnotized Patient Thought Experiment Is Intended to Show That